+toolman talal I see them suggested when I look at suggested videos. Whoa! I was just replying to what you're saying, but you've commented on my videos too. Cool. :)
I'd think I could test for voltage drop from the positive and negative battery terminals by also hooking the negative side of the power probe leads up to the starter body on negative wiring instead. Are the ends long enough to be on the battery and on the starter? Would it also work if I was on the positive lead for the starter with the power probe and the negative on the battery? Always got to check components individually rather then just condemning the starter for example.
I have a dumb question I just bought a power probe 3 and the speaker does not sound loud enough can it be adjusted? Hope you can answer my question thanks
I finally get it but it's amazing how you spend so much time covering how to switch modes but nothing about how this actually works. Geez, if you don't know how to switch modes in 5 mins of acquiring this probe then you shouldn't be using it. It's very annoying to watch the same thing over and over in these videos that should be obvious. On the other hand your example of the cranking test misses an important point. I kept wondering why you had to apply voltage to the tip and it turns out that you don't but you do have to understand how the display works on the probe. When you switch to mode 2 the display is 0.0. It's also 0.0 when you do a reset. 0.0 is also what happens if you have a broken circuit, voltage goes to 0 or you just take the probe off the circuit. There's nothing on the display that shows you what 0.0 actually refers to. It could be any one of the above. You have to go thru a specific set of steps every time otherwise it can be confusing, such as thinking 0.0 is the actual voltage when it's not. i.e. reset, put the probe on the circuit, press the mode button, conduct your test but keeping the probe on the circuit. If in doubt switch to another mode and then back to mode 2. The reason why he applies voltage to the tip is because then he doesn't have to worry about making sure the tip is connected to the circuit during the tip. Basically it's like taking a wire from the positive post of the battery and wrapping it around the tip of the probe so then he's always measuring the voltage. Alternatively, he could have put the probe on the pos terminal of the battery during the test but then he would have to make sure it was pinned to the terminal so it didn't come off and it had a good connection.
Thank you 👍
From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧
thanks I love it I am gone purchase it . I did not know it exist anyway . the video was very good . well presented .
need more videos about this tool
+toolman talal I see them suggested when I look at suggested videos. Whoa! I was just replying to what you're saying, but you've commented on my videos too. Cool. :)
With this tutorials I don’t feel like buying it, I stay with my old methods.
I'd think I could test for voltage drop from the positive and negative battery terminals by also hooking the negative side of the power probe leads up to the starter body on negative wiring instead. Are the ends long enough to be on the battery and on the starter?
Would it also work if I was on the positive lead for the starter with the power probe and the negative on the battery? Always got to check components individually rather then just condemning the starter for example.
Great video
Mayshur.
I have a dumb question I just bought a power probe 3 and the speaker does not sound loud enough can it be adjusted? Hope you can answer my question thanks
Hello Cuco- the speaker volume cannot be adjusted.
I finally get it but it's amazing how you spend so much time covering how to switch modes but nothing about how this actually works. Geez, if you don't know how to switch modes in 5 mins of acquiring this probe then you shouldn't be using it. It's very annoying to watch the same thing over and over in these videos that should be obvious. On the other hand your example of the cranking test misses an important point. I kept wondering why you had to apply voltage to the tip and it turns out that you don't but you do have to understand how the display works on the probe. When you switch to mode 2 the display is 0.0. It's also 0.0 when you do a reset. 0.0 is also what happens if you have a broken circuit, voltage goes to 0 or you just take the probe off the circuit. There's nothing on the display that shows you what 0.0 actually refers to. It could be any one of the above. You have to go thru a specific set of steps every time otherwise it can be confusing, such as thinking 0.0 is the actual voltage when it's not. i.e. reset, put the probe on the circuit, press the mode button, conduct your test but keeping the probe on the circuit. If in doubt switch to another mode and then back to mode 2. The reason why he applies voltage to the tip is because then he doesn't have to worry about making sure the tip is connected to the circuit during the tip. Basically it's like taking a wire from the positive post of the battery and wrapping it around the tip of the probe so then he's always measuring the voltage. Alternatively, he could have put the probe on the pos terminal of the battery during the test but then he would have to make sure it was pinned to the terminal so it didn't come off and it had a good connection.
To complicated. No way.