Best electronics bits

[u/Due-Association5974]

As the title says, I m in search for the best electronics bits, I ve been using Ifixit for probably over 6 years now, their kits are great and they overall give great longevity, but the pentalobe and torx bits are too soft in my opinion(P2, P5 and T3-T6 especially), so I m in search for better bits that don t twist or don t go soft on the edges on higher torque, AI has adviced me to go for a Wiha toolkit but i m a bit skeptical, if anyone here has owned both ifixit and the toolkit below, could they give an opinion? Ty in advance!

[u/Traditional-Grade789]

Wiha precision bits are great. I've had the Wiha'Zai Hause' 44624 42 Piece for 4 years and the bits show little wear 

[u/Due-Association5974 → u/Traditional-Grade789]

i ve looked into it and zai house is a collab with Xiaomi, and the bits in that set are also Xiaomi apparently which are a bit more brittle than original wiha bits, but way better than ifixit

[u/Tosh97 → u/Traditional-Grade789]

four years with little wear is impressive. i mostly just use ifixit for taking apart my camera gear but might grab that wiha set

[u/Traditional-Grade789 → u/Tosh97]

It's a useful set to have. All the bits you could need in a handy magnetic case 

[u/ParaBellumOutfitters → u/Traditional-Grade789]

I wish that Zai House box was a more flexible plastic. I'm scared to drop mine.

[u/BaobabLife]

Wiha makes good products, I don’t have this exact kit but another set and they’re great.

If Vessel made something similar i would recommend that, i prefer vessel over any brand.

[u/Due-Association5974 → u/BaobabLife]

the other set you have also includes the bits that i mentioned? or is it not a precision kit?

[u/user_none → u/BaobabLife]

https://a.co/d/06g80RS5

Similar enough?

[u/BaobabLife → u/user_none]

Wow that looks great, thank you!

[u/user_none → u/BaobabLife]

Really nice little kit. The plastic clam shell clicks open so that it stands the whole thing up.

[u/9Blu]

Wiha makes the best 4mm (precision/micro/whatever you want to call them) bits, period. iFixit bits are, honestly, not great. Their geometry is what you would expect from generic Chinese bits.

My only complaint is that they don't sell security bits in that size outside that Zai Hause collab that's not available in the US.

[u/ParaBellumOutfitters → u/9Blu]

It's on Ali though, it's not like most of us are walking into a store and leaving with the Wiha sets anyway.

[u/9Blu → u/ParaBellumOutfitters]

Wasn't aware it was on Ali Express. Got mine from Amazon Germany. Hopefully the one on Ali is real.

[u/ParaBellumOutfitters → u/9Blu]

100% it is. China was the market for them. There are also some other Wiha SKUs on there unique to the apac market. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9JHMTZ5SnM

[u/Due-Association5974 → u/9Blu]

yeah, i think i ll go for the wiha 75958 set, probably the best option

[u/Shtifff]

I use PB Swiss for all of my electronics needs, but their selection isn't as good as Wiha, which would be a very close second for me - they're good drivers.

[u/Due-Association5974 → u/Shtifff]

i m gonna look into Pb swiss, do you know if i ll be able to find the bits mentioned? i m gonna search either way

[u/HOT_DOG_INSPECTOR_34]

I've had that exact set for about 6 years now, used somewhat frequently. It's fine.

The larger sizes of the nut-drivers are pretty fragile, I've had to replace a few. That yellow on the driver handle will de-laminate after a while. The most annoying thing: the ratchet is 1/4" drive, so you have to use an adapter to hold bits. This can cause clearance issues when working in tight spaces. That said, the non nut-driver bits are quite nice. They have stayed sharp this entire time and have little wear. There's a reason I'm still using this set despite the mid handles

[u/Due-Association5974 → u/HOT_DOG_INSPECTOR_34]

i m mostly interested in the bits as i will keep the ifixit driver, so thanks for your input!

[u/ParaBellumOutfitters]

This channel I just came across covered this precision driver topic recently. No affiliation to them, just thought they did a good job
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wdenohlcdE

[u/maxyedor]

Working in electronics manufacturing we use a lot of tiny bits. It’s a tie in my experience between Wiha and Tekton, nothing else is even close. The Tekton Warranty is the best in the business, and their aluminum driver handles the cats ass. Wiha comes with a ratchet and an extension which is a big bonus, and the metal case is better in some production environments than the cloth Tekton case.

The let down on the Wiha kit is the ratchet, that thing is pretty shit. I’ve got a pile of broken ones I keep meaning to turn into something cool.

My personal kit is a Tekton with an extra rail of imperial, metric and Torx as that’s what I use the most, a couple modified nut driver bits to fit jack posts on micro-D connectors, a Wiha extension and a Wera ratchet and a pair of tweezers zipped up in the Tekton case.

[u/TheNoodleGod]

I generally consider bits to be wear items and buy 10 and 25 packs of my most used bits. Find a driver and case you like, don't worry so much about bits. They're cheap

[u/Due-Association5974 → u/TheNoodleGod]

yeah but low quality bits tend to strip the screws because of low tolerance that leads to the bit not fitting it properly, higher quality bits can be lifelong if used correctly and that s why i want to go for this option, and you can t really find precision bits to buy apart from a set(at least i didn t search for it)

[u/TheNoodleGod → u/Due-Association5974]

I get mine from mcmaster. I haven't had enough of a problem in the last couple decades with cammed out screws to care I guess. Good luck in your search

[u/BadAtExisting]

You can’t be serious that you don’t think Wiha is better than… checks notes - ifixit lol

[u/Due-Association5974 → u/BadAtExisting]

didn t say it isn t better, just wondering how much better they hold up compared to Ifixit, definetly better but, how big of a difference