Super Probe
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Carlson Super Probe MK1 Assembled PCB Kit
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MK1ASM Assembled Kit with 26 Unique Parts


This is our MK1 PCB Kit fully assembled & tested. As seen on YouTube and commented on many other sites, Paul Carlson designed a very useful non-contact very high gain electronic probe for investigating just about any kind of electrical signal from audio to RF. The design is well proven and open-sourced. There are also several open-source PCB designs for the probe and amplifier, but most of them are SMD designs. This is likely the primary barrier to building a one-off implementation of this design.

To address this, we used an open-source version of the PCB design by Yannick99 at www.instructables.com. These 2 PCBs are well designed and reliable, and used in many DIY probes.

New and improved probe PCB with mounting holes and better grounding pads.

Anyone interested in building the probe should first review:
Mr Carlson's YouTube video @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVkJqqZroN0
Yannick99 @ https://www.instructables.com/Carlsons-Super-Probe/
Web search for many other reviews and assembly hints.

Here is a great UT video of Carlson using the SuperProbe to locate a noisy component inside a complex transceiver. He makes it seem so easy, and with the SuperProbe it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiK1BD7HILo

The Assembled Kit:


This kit includes only the main PCBs with all components mounted except the LED. There are many other components needed to construct a complete probe and amplifier. The kit includes the assembled PCBs as well as the 2 pots, LED and overload lamp used in the amplifier. It DOES NOT include cases, packaging, wire, screws, probe-tips, batteries, speaker, or anything else that might be needed to construct a complete SuperProbe.

The black ABS case shown in the pictures is made by Hammond, part #1593LBK 3.6" x 2.6" x1.1". Nothing smaller is really suitable.
Follow the included instructions in detail. Schematic details are included and are identical to the original design. Some of the listing photos show a particular implementation in a very compact package. Such compactness is not necessary, but demonstrates what can be achieved.
  ($ 115.95) SP101K1ASM Carlson SuperProbe MK1 Kit with Assembled & Tested PCBs

 

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