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02-20-2019, 06:10 PM
Hi TiCat fan
When it comers to most tools, they usually pay for themselves in one use and a nibbler certainly does this easily.
The standard hand nibbler is plier-like and has head with a movable tooth. You begin with a hole that is large enough to fit the head through, then nibble away metal to make the shape or size of hole you need. Do not try to bite off more metal than the tool can handle, so if it is thick material take small steps, same with if it is hard material - steel compared to alumunium. Stainless may be impossible with a hand nibbling tool.
Regarding the capacitor search:
--First select capacitors
--then (leaded) aluminium electrolytic
--once you are into the general field of aluminium cap selection, select 'in stock' and press 'apply filters'
--then select the voltage range suitable and 'apply filters'
--then select values you want and 'apply filters'
--then select 10,000-hours (1k-hr caps are junk); you could select 5,000 and up, then 'apply filters'
Hopefully you see enough range of caps to choose from. You can click on any of the parameter columns to put the list into any order you wish, say by lowest price to highest, or skinniest to fattest. The initial list must have a sort reason but it has never seemed obvious to me.
When it comers to most tools, they usually pay for themselves in one use and a nibbler certainly does this easily.
The standard hand nibbler is plier-like and has head with a movable tooth. You begin with a hole that is large enough to fit the head through, then nibble away metal to make the shape or size of hole you need. Do not try to bite off more metal than the tool can handle, so if it is thick material take small steps, same with if it is hard material - steel compared to alumunium. Stainless may be impossible with a hand nibbling tool.
Regarding the capacitor search:
--First select capacitors
--then (leaded) aluminium electrolytic
--once you are into the general field of aluminium cap selection, select 'in stock' and press 'apply filters'
--then select the voltage range suitable and 'apply filters'
--then select values you want and 'apply filters'
--then select 10,000-hours (1k-hr caps are junk); you could select 5,000 and up, then 'apply filters'
Hopefully you see enough range of caps to choose from. You can click on any of the parameter columns to put the list into any order you wish, say by lowest price to highest, or skinniest to fattest. The initial list must have a sort reason but it has never seemed obvious to me.
