/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/uh-oh-broken-my-voltage-probeThis wasn&#39;t supposed happen - there I was happily sorting through my tools ready for a job tomorrow and my trusty old Kewtech KEW1700 voltage probe decided to exit the tool bag in two parts. This is the test apparatus that I use for the test...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/uh-oh-broken-my-voltage-probeFri, 30 Mar 2018 03:20:25 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:711a93ff-5405-41f6-8ebf-028fd1c40513mcb11<p>Nice breakdown ... well not the actual cause but the parts inside.</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p>I cannot actually see what held it together in the first place</p></blockquote><p>I suspect it would be glued as there are no field serviceable parts, and if necessary the manufacturer would simply replace the palstic piece after repair.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p>The main chip looks to be some type of microcontroller</p></blockquote><p>It has a lot of spare pins ....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nice to see you&#39;ve sorted a replacement <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/technologies/test-and-measurement/b/blog/posts/my-new-voltage-probe-has-arrived">My new voltage probe has arrived</a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mark</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=4215&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/uh-oh-broken-my-voltage-probeMon, 29 Jan 2018 21:33:29 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:711a93ff-5405-41f6-8ebf-028fd1c40513genebren1<p>Donald,</p><p>It is a shame that a fully functional device has suffered a plastics failure (case breakage).&nbsp; Good luck on finding a suitable replacement. In the meantime be safe when it comes to dead circuit testing.</p><p>Gene</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=4215&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">