Googling the subject term doesn't help much. Who sells good probes that are designed not to short adjacent nodes? The ones Radio Shack used to sell are crap.
I should have said I'm talking about multimeter probes.
I like Probemaster's 8152. They are spring loaded and have a sharp needle on the end of the probe. Very Nice.
They are made in exotic, inscrutable El Cajon, California.
--Winston
Put some heat-shrink tubing on them.
Take a look at the Fluke TL910 probe set. The probes include a couple of pairs of spring-loaded gold tips that have castellated ends to grab onto a component lead. The smaller diameter pair will stay on a 0.5mm pitch TQFP pin securely without slipping or bridging to adjacent pins.
If you need miniature probes, you should try to get these:
I like them so much I bought a second set.
I'm getting a pair! Thanks. :)
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Soitny.
You'll find that these needle probes will put a dent into the solder on a pad, preventing rolling and shorting. I like them a lot.
--Winston
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