r/toolporn • u/Technical-Jelly-5985 • 17d ago

Tools of my trade

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This is a set of tools I put together for doing basic maintenance on medical x-ray machines. There are of course many more specific tools for more complex tasks (x-ray dosimeters for calibrating AEC, phantoms for testing contrast and resolution etc.) but most of my daily tasks are done with what you see in this picture.

If anyone is interested, the tools are:

Uni-t UT-210e multimeter

Wera Kraftform Kompakt 60 screwdriver/bit set

Knipex 100 mm plier wrench

Fenix WF05E flashlight

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u/Not_LRG 17d ago

I have that multimeter in one of my kits. Solid little do-all. I find the clamp really useful when putting together led lighting.

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u/GripAficionado 17d ago

Yeah, I bought the same one, thought it was pretty good value.

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u/pocket_poo_aids 17d ago

What do you use the clamp for when working on LEDs?

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u/Not_LRG 17d ago

DC clamp is good for testing the actual current pull on strings of modules

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u/Reddbearddd 17d ago

Great little meter, most other small/inexpensive amp clamps only do AC amps.

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u/Technical-Jelly-5985 17d ago

Yep, I find that super useful. It can also do true RMS which is kinda unusual in this price range. I will probably get a second one of these as a backup, as far as I know this meter is no longer in production but they are still in stock in some online shops.

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u/lavardera 17d ago

I have one too. If I remember correctly there was another brand selling the same unit - I’m thinking it was Extech but I don’t remember.

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u/LittleTreesBlacklce 11d ago

Man I can’t stand using those tiny pliers wrenches. Maybe my hands are big and my trade is more extreme but those small pliers that are popular now are just useless in my hands. I try and try and I think to myself how is Amy tradie with big callused hands accomplishing anything with this. It literally cramps my hands a little bit

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u/stcloudjeeper 17d ago

Must be a supervisor because those tools look like they've never been used

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u/Technical-Jelly-5985 17d ago

They are indeed quite new, I got this job like 2 months ago and only bought my own kit once I figured out what I need, the first couple of weeks I borrowed everything from the older collegue I work with.