EEVblog #296 - AIM-TTi I-Prober 520 Current Probe Review

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• MA

  @martinda7446 · 11 years ago

  @<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmCvrGVtC0M&amp;t=1534">25:34</a> five cats walking away. Excellent stuff and with 5 purrcent accuracy. Available from Mouser.

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• QW

  @qwaqwa1960 · 14 years ago

  Nice item, and looks well-designed.<br><br>I have a similar HP probe from ~1980. But, it&apos;s AC only, and doesn&apos;t have a signal output to scope. The sole indication of current level is given by the brightness of a tiny incandescent lamp in the tip! But, it&apos;s very handy for finding shorts, and seeing where current is flowing. Came with a pulse injector &quot;probe&quot;, which can be used to provide a current source when tracing shorts.

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• DI

  @dirkovic2112 · 14 years ago

  Great video. I love the length and how you get into details. Also the annotations are a good idea.

• GN

  @gnagyusa · 10 years ago

  Very cool real-world demo of the path of least resistance.

• JO

  @jorgeaparicio4762 · 5 years ago

  Dave, this might be a magnificent tool for one&apos;s oscilloscope, but its price ( USD 800 ) is totally out of the reach of a common workshop, technician or student. &nbsp;Anyway, thanks for your clear explanation of the physical principles involved.

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• TH

  @TheCrazyInventor · 14 years ago

  Not at all suited for absolute measurements, but very well suited for visualizing current waveforms without having to break a wire or making actual contact with the system you&apos;re measuring. Especially the high bandwidth of the thing makes it interesting... Thank you for the review. :)

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• JO

  @JoeNopos · 6 years ago

  Very cool video as usual. Thank you

• FR

  @FreedomAddicted · 9 years ago (edited)

  This can be used for finding shorts.

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• TH

  @thenerdyouknowabout · 14 years ago

  Flux gate magnetometer, I need to use that in my book!

• TH

  @thomasw6169 · 4 years ago

  Just for information: The delivered power supply is 5.0 volts. With a makeshift USB cable I can power the probe directly from my scope.

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• EG

  @EgoShredder · 14 years ago

  The whole world and their pet seem to want to be here! &nbsp;Yep some fantastic scientists can still be found in this once great country.

• IN

  @internet146 · 14 years ago

  I guess there&apos;s a flux gate magnetometer in my cable locator. We put a signal on the cladding then find it! ( it also measures current and that baffled me)Thanks for the video for better understanding.