On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 4:55 AM, Forrest Christian wro= te: > I'm starting to enjoy surface mount - has lots of advantages. =A0Well, > except for ease of using a test clip or similar to diagnose an onboard > problem. =A0 =A0For instance, this morning I'm trying to troubleshoot a S= PI > issue, and need to connect my Saelae Logic to the SPI pins either on the > pic or on the SPI flash. > > The PIC is a 64 pin TQFP, which just isn't gonna happen, at least with > anything I have. > > The micro grabbers I have seem to be able to grab onto the SPI flash > pins, but with the pitch, the two grabbers are getting in each other's > way and putting strain on the very lightweight grabber portions. > > There seems to be a few solutions. =A0For instance > http://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/TPI%20PDFs/SMT%20Test%20Clips.= pdf > , but these are 10 dollars each, or more if you buy the specialized > leads which go with them.... > > What grabbers are other people using? > My solution and some others are described here: http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/6565 Regards, Mark markrages@gmail --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .