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As a side note, the test clips I got from Amazon for $6.89 a dozen won't attach firmly to DIP pins, and the tiny copper hooks keep bending and breaking.

I was told I should have bought these fancy Tektronix IC grabbers, but they cost a whopping $29 for a bag of 10:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274793389279

I wonder which alloy they used for the hooks?

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