Liberate Your Power Strip Outlets
Sure, you could drop the money on a new Power Squid, but if you already own serviceable power strips with a few blocked outlets, why not just buy a few Power Strip Liberator cables from Ziotek?...
View ArticleInexpensive Soldering And Craft Iron
If you solder many hours a week you don’t want to scrimp on your iron, but for an entry-level price the occasional user can get some nice features and accessories with this dual-temperature iron from...
View ArticleCoax Torque Wrenches
Most people just hand-tighten their coax cables, let alone actually use a torque wrench to get the perfect torque. If you want to “do it right,” Jonard makes a series of torque wrenches designed...
View ArticleConductive Epoxy
Soldering isn’t your only option for an electrically conductive connection. MG Chemicals sells one alternative — the two-part silver conductive epoxy pictured above. When the silver epoxy cures you’re...
View ArticleElectrically Conductive Velcro
There’s conductive thread and fabric, but have you heard about conductive hook and loop fasteners? I’m not exactly sure what you’d use it for other than Electrostatic and RF shielding. Maybe you...
View ArticleTrim Sixteen Leads With One Cut
Ever use a pair of dykes to cut the leads from the bottom of a circuit board? If so you’d have noticed the waste can go flying away at a pretty good clip. With a little practice you can aim them in a...
View ArticleRetractable Test Leads
A multimeter is a useful tool in many circumstances, but just what are you supposed to do with the test leads when you’re done using it? If you’re lucky your meter has a compartment for storing leads...
View ArticleFiber Optic Stripper
Striping fiber optic cable isn’t a job for a pair of wire strippers. You need special strippers that allow you to precisely remove the correct cable layers for the job. Paladin tools manufactures one...
View ArticleIt’s Just Cool: Benchtop Laser Wire Stripper
Ideal’s benchtop laser wire stripper will, without blades or heating, perfectly strip insulation from most wires and cables in less than a second. Its 10W CO2 laser can strip wires as small as .005″...
View ArticleBreak Cable Ties Even Faster
Pull the over-sized trigger on Thomas & Betts’ pneumatic cable tie tool to tension, accidentally snap, and trim a cable tie in record time. Using any compressor that can generate 85-100psi of dry,...
View ArticleCuticle Scissors Save The Day
While replacing the headphone jack in my iPod Touch, I was temporarily stymied on how to cut a flex circuit so I could remove the jack, desolder the tail, and resolder the new jack. Then I remembered...
View ArticleHide The Cables That Clutter Your Desk
Some people go to great lengths to keep their work space clean and free of clutter. This may not characterize your habits, but I think we all can agree that a mess of cables on your desk not only...
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