{"id":24180,"date":"2018-03-29T10:33:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T17:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=24180"},"modified":"2025-07-21T03:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:06:49","slug":"how-to-use-the-mini-grabbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-mini-grabbers\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use The Mini Grabbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever felt like you could use another set of (tiny) hands when working with electronics, never fear as you are not alone. It can be difficult to fight with all the wayward wires and compact contacts when working with circuits, and we here at Digilent have heard your cries (and fist slams) of frustration. That is why we are excited to introduce our <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/mini-grabber-test-clips-6-pack-for-use-with-instrumentation-flywires\/\">Mini Grabbers<\/a> to combat this persistent struggle!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24188\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mi-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-wp-pid=\"24188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mi-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mi-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mi-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mi-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/mi.jpg 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These micro-hook test clips allow your instrumentation&#8217;s signal wires to be connected to component leads, other wires, and other circuit components. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/mini-grabber-test-clips-6-pack-for-use-with-analog-discovery-flywires-retired\/\">product page:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The spring-action clips use two-lead pincers to grab onto conductors up to 1.27mm in diameter. When released, the pincers hold tightly for good electrical contact.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Mini Grabbers are simple use, just press the top plastic piece down to extend the small metal hook, then attach it to your contact.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24184\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"327\" data-wp-pid=\"24184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A.png 496w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A-214x140.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully this extra help can assist with your circuit struggles, so make sure to pick up your pack today!<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-24180 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='24180' data-nonce='e18fa772db' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-24180 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-24180 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='24180' data-nonce='e18fa772db' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-24180 unlc'>-2<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-24180 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Give your circuits a helping hand with the Digilent Mini Grabbers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":24184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4322,1563],"tags":[2925],"ppma_author":[4485],"class_list":["post-24180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessories","category-guide","tag-instrumentation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/A.png","authors":[{"term_id":4485,"user_id":36,"is_guest":0,"slug":"mirandamay7","display_name":"Miranda Hansen","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9bae943b615ddb1dedee72ccb219b464?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Hansen","last_name_2":"","first_name":"Miranda","first_name_2":"","job_title":"","description":"I enjoy creative writing, engineering, thinking, building, exploring and sharing with people.\r\nHuge aficionado of spending time thinking about things that \u201cdon\u2019t matter.\u201d \r\n I am very interested in unconstrained creativity. 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