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-  * **Description**:
+  * **Purpose**: Adding these clips to the probles on the multimeter leads makes troubleshooting your circuits much easier.  It allows hands-free testing because the clips stay attached to the leads.
-  * **Purpose**:
+  * **Source**: Radio Shack store. CAUTION: Radio Shack's mini hook clips look almost identical to the mini test clip adapters - you DO NOT need the mini hook clips. Be sure to get part number 270-334.
-  * **Source**:
+  * **Approximate Cost**: $3.50 per pair
-  * **Approximate Cost**:
+==== Alternatives ======
+The clip adapters can be hard to find. A good alternative is to have a set of mini-grabber probes that plug directly into your DMM
+* Banana-Minigrabber pair {{https://www.amazon.com/Elenco-TL-12-Banana-Mingrabber-Set/dp/B0002JJU3C/|at Amazon}} for $7
+{{:image:elenco_banana_minigrabber.jpg?300}}
+A dual set of mini-grabber and banana clip leads is {{https://www.amazon.com/Sumnacon-Multimeter-Test-Lead-Set/dp/B07F8R3VG9/|also available from Amazon}}.
+----
+Another alternative is a {{https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14303|alligator clips with pig tails}} from Sparkfun for $7.  Those clips do not connect directly to a multimeter, but the alligator clip end could be attached to your multimeter probe and the pigtail could be inserted in a breadboard.
+{{:image:sparkfun_alligator_clip_with_pigtail_small.jpg?300}}
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