TLE 8

1. BASIC TOOLS AND
INSTRUMENTS IN
ELECTRONICS
(ELECTRONIC TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS
AND THEIR USES)

2. ALLEN
WRENCH
This is an L-
shaped
hexagonal steel
bar either end
of which fits
the socket of a
screw or bolt.

3. ARTIST’S
CUTTER
This is very
sharp device
used in cutting
a phenolic
board.

4. DESOLDERING
TOOL
This tool is
used to remove
soldering lead
when a
component is
to be removed
from the PCB.

5. MAGNIFYING
GLASS
This is a tool
made of
transparent
plastic or glass
with a metal
frame, usually
round in shape.

6. MINIDRILL
This is a tool
used for drilling
small holes
through printed
circuit board.

7. NEEDLE
FILES
These are
hand-cutting
tools made of
high carbon
steel and
having a series
of teeth cut on
a flat body face.

8. PAINT
BRUSH
This is a tool
made of soft , hair
like insulating
materials used in
cleaning
components
mounted on PCB.

9. PLIERS
These are
designed for
gripping and
holding small
parts in
electronics
servicing,
assembly and
troubleshooting.

10. REAMER
This maybe
defined as a rotary
cutting tools with
one ore more
cutting elements
used for enlarging
the size of a
previously drilled
hole.

11. SCREWDRIVE
RS
These are
instruments
designed to drive
in and take out
screws.

12. SOLDERING
GUN
This tool is used
in joining two or
more electronic
components and
terminals, and in
connecting wire
ion PCB.

13. SOLDERING
IRON
This tool used in
joining two or
more electronic
components and
terminals, and in
connecting wires
on PCB.

14. SOLDERING
IRON
STAND
This is a tool
usually made of
metal used to
support a heated
soldering iron
when not in use.

15. SOLID-
STATE VOM
This is the
transistorized
version of the
Vacuum Tube
Volt-Meter
(VTVM).

16. TRANSIST
OR TESTER
This is a
instrument used
to test transistor
leakage, and an
open short
terminals.