Extech TL809 Electronic Test Lead Kit

when i need it i am glad i bought it works well

Both ends of the cables come with plastic end caps, to protect the plastic female ends; the plug ends (probe, alligator clips, and mini spring-loaded clips) are all decent quality; they plug into the common leads decently, with a solid connection; the nylon case is a tri-fold, with velcro sealing each of the three pouches, which hold the cables and plugs securely, and there is even a place to slide your business card into the outside of the case! The outside of the case uses velcro to seal, as well. Each pocket consists of clear vinyl, with a border of black nylon on all four sides; each pouch is identical in size. You can store the leads with your preferred ends attached, in the top-most pouch, and arrange the remaining ends how you prefer; the plastic end caps are nice, but I suspect I will leave mine in a pouch, unused, nearly all the time, as the pouch will offer enough protection for the ends by itself.I am genuinely surprised at the quality for the price. While not top of the line, they are far from the bottom! These would be excellent leads for a student to use in school, which they could then take with them onto the job site, to use until they wear them out. I bought them for home use, in the house, and in my garage for working on my cars and motorcycle, but I might pick up a second set for use at work, as well. I would not only recommend them to anyone, I may order a second set for myself! Cheers!

This set is spiffy in that it uses one set of leads for multiple tips, the problem I have with them is they are NOT MESTECH COMPATIBLE. I had to remove a tiny rubber end cap piece off the metal tips before my meter would be able to detect the leads. No not the typical end caps that most test leads come with, but rather when you remove that end caps and look down the hole there was a tiny rubber piece that was preventing the test leads from making contact with the meter contact points. Once removed I was able to use these leads; and I am here to say that tiny piece of rubber was not easy to remove either. Overall these test leads are decent, obviously not Fluke Quality, but I didn't pay a Fluke Price either so I can live with what I got. The nice thing is the tips are replaceable but for 15 bucks I would just as soon buy a whole new kit rather than monkey around trying to find new tips. The main reason I made this purchase was for the Alligator Clips and for that I give this kit 6 Stars but deduct two stars, one for each lead, of the rubber tip removal as that was a most pain in the arse as pains could possible be. I think the leads are PVC but they do seem to be somewhat flexible and at least have a 10A rating, just like my meter, and they are equal to the leads I received with my Mastech Meter. One really nice feature are the caps on the test leads pull off and reveal a banana style plug end that slips in nicely to make a solid connection with the Alligator Clips. Not sure if that is standard across test leads but it is well worth mentioning here. If you seek solid Alligator Test Leads then this is the brand for you; provided you have something other than a Mastech Meter. Needless to say if you can afford Fluke, well then buy it, but for the rest of us looking for decent leads WITHOUT COSTING an arm and a leg, these test leads will do nicely...

I'm surprised this Extech TL809 Electronic Test Lead Kit (made in China) hasn't received a flood of positive reviews. This is good stuff, people. Even more so considering the currently low price.The kit comes with a thick tri-fold canvas pouch (black) with three clear vinyl interior pockets, all secured with Velcro-style hook & loop. Inside those pockets are modular components consisting of two roughly 50" (package says 42") lead extensions with banana plug-style connectors (any probe accepting a banana plug should fit these cables), four small caps (removed during use) to protect the lead connectors, two fine point test probes with surrounding banana plugs, two 1" insulated alligator clips, and two plunger-style mini-hooks with 6" cable (extra cable reduces weight on the small wire hooks). Each set of two are coded in red & black.Those lead extensions plug into the multimeter, while the various probes, clips, or hooks plug into the lead extensions. This modular design allows probe tips to be changed very easily, while also slightly reducing wear & tear on the multimeter (how often cables are plugged in).The tri-fold pouch, when folded, very roughly measures 7 1/4 wide, 4 1/2 tall, and 1 1/2 thick (depending on how much is stuffed inside). The pouch spreads out to almost 17" opened. There's easily enough room inside for the original multimeter probes (with small accessories you might have) and all items included with this kit. There's a windowed business card / ID card pocket on the back of the pouch.Everything, from the pouch to the leads, seems to be made very well. No poor sewing or loose threads on the pouch. Electrical connections (plugs) are smooth and firm. And the cables are every bit as thick & flexible as those included with my Fluke 115 multimeter. Of course, all fit and worked perfectly with that Fluke multimeter. Considering the price of Fluke probes and probe accessories (seemingly no better), this is an exceptional deal.

This kit provides all of the leads I will ever need for testing systems and switches and any small electronic device I need to evaluate. Rarely do we need a multimeter, but when we do need one, having a good reliable unit with all the options needed to reach the access points for testing - this kit provides me with the right lead.