You Need This Tool - Episode 50 | The Power Probe 3 Circuit Tester
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Welcome to another episode of You Need This Tool. This week I feature the Power Probe III Circuit Tester. This in my opinion is a must have tool for anyone working with anything in the automotive arena.
I've had my Power Probe III for 5+ years and absolutely love it.
I've had a Power Probe since the original one came out almost 20 years ago. This is one of those things that you absolutely can't live without after using it a few times. the PP3 replaces your test light, simple volt meter, small flashlight, and jumper wires effortlessly
Yeah for sure
Watched ur video, never knew something like this existed, ordered it right away and fixed my taillight in my living room and was able to power it up and know if it worked before taking it back downstairs and installing it in my car!! I am the unhandiest person I know and I made this happen! THANK YOUUUUU!!!
I approve this message! I have one of these and it's fantastic. A must have tool for sure.
I have had one of these PowerProbes for many years now. I have the master kit with all the attachments and extra plugs and stuff. I used to install car stereos and alarms, and this tool saved me SOOOOOO much time locating circuits in a vehicle. I must have sold at least a dozen of these for PowerProbe because as soon as other installers saw it in action, they ended up buying one.
They are awesome. I love mine
hell yeah!!! i used to have one of those a long time ago!! i need to re-buy 👍👍👍
SoundmanCA mm
What up Dough? I like the Subaru you got bro👍
ive had my power probe for 5 years. it's definitely a must-have. this tools saved me thounds in find shorts in main wire harnesses on my skiploaders
they are awesome for sure
I have the power probe with all of the goodies and love it!!!
Man you are right i am on a mission to put one in my arsenal of tools thanks for the suggestion
welcome
Thanks for the jnfo i got this new tool i know nothing about this ... now i know something... i love the fact that you can test car parts just conecting ground and pressing power .. this definitely is a great tool ..
This is definitely a must have tool, I just finished a engine harness swap in a jeep and it was vital in doing it. Great for testing sensor voltages, finding ecu wires that are grounded or positive or pulse to ground which can be much easier to see with it than a multimeter. Extremely useful for remotely powering relays or devices, just have to be cautious that you know what you're powering lol
I agree
Keep up the awesome videos man
I forgot that I have one of those, need to get it back from my brother. It's the best tool for probing under the dash. The two best features I like are the built in lights and audio tones, when in tight places
I get paid Thursdays. I work into Friday mornings while watching You Need This Tool at work.
Every Friday morning my wallet gets thinner on the drive to the parts store....I mean home.
Damn you Kyle.😲
This is definately a cool product. I want! My toolbox thanks you. My wallet doesn't like you. ✌
lol
ever since I first subscribed about a month ago I've learned a lot from this channel can't wait to see more. keep it 👆
glad you dig it
Nice simple walk through this tool. Very helpful. Thank you.
I am reasonably sure that a electrical challenged person like myself could use this tool with some certainty of success. Thanks for the great tip. Ordered one from Amazon.
Steve Janka
Timmy P
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Dude! yes! I'm ordering this right now! kyle the man! 👊❤
Another great suggestion... keep'em coming!
Great video, thanks!! Can't wait to try mine.
gotta be a coincidence that Lucky just reviewed this on motor trend channel. Great minds think alike.
Keep up the great work sir.
I did see that
I've been on the fence when it came to the Power Probe 3, After many research and this video, I pulled the trigger and my Power Probe 3 arrived in the mail today.
you will love it
i jsut leaned about these a few days ago...fixed three part on my car with it already :P. great video
this is so perfect I've been looking for what this tool is called I'm trying to make my own harness. thank you my man
cool
Another great tool. Keep em coming.
Excellent vid!!!... ordered one today.. been wanting one for along time
Thanks Kyle for sharing
nice....they are the bomb
Excelente herramienta muy práctica para encontrar fallos eléctricos. Saludos y Gracias.
I bought something similar to that about 10 years ago, it does everything that one does and it also will tell you how much energy is going through your spark plug leads, it was $60
Good shit! Very understandable. I just order one to test out whe my drivers side headlight is dimmer than the passenger side. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for that introduction.
More information LESS clowning.
yes
less music and intro too
Right
Be nice he's helping people .. what are you doing scumbag ? I'm sure u doing nothing not even for yourself ...
And you just sold them one to me! Thank you! never even knew of this!!
+Mike Vieira that are awesome
Just bought a Power Probe 4 for myself this week. love it.
Hahahaha , I just received the exact same model from Amazon 2 days ago . Great tool !.
A Priceless tool to have ......
I got one with the extension and cigarette lighter. Barely use them but they do come in handy. I would like to upgrade to the master set since I do use it for work. It doesn't replace a voltmeter but if this is all you could afford or your a diy'er this is a MUST HAVE! I couldn't recommend one of these enough.
Yeah I had to choose this and a volt meter it would be this every time
Only had to watch half of your video before making the choice to purchase the Mack addy Kit through Amazon. Good price! Thanks for sharing!
you will love it
got it when the 3 first came out badass for wiring and circuit testing.
I agree
Another great video.Thanks for doing what you do.
thanks for watching
Glad I found this video man I needed this training..! Great humor by the way 😆👍🏽😎
Great tools and awsome show!
Your doing a great job!
thanks
Great explanation
I have the power probe 3,4, and the power probe hook which is used to actuate high current items. lovem all
thats awesome
this is a great tool!
Good help with all details!!
I have one of these , it was the best investment ive made for electrical work .. My kit also has the short / fault tracer setup ... So I can hook up one end to the wire and use a little box to trace the wire to look for shorts or broken wires .. It paid for itself after the first use .. Finding a bad ground wire inside a wire harness ... Highly recommend getting one of these for your tool box ... Well worth the money ..
Man I been wanting one of these so bad.
great video very informitive and straight to the point thank you
Added this to my Amazon wish list. Never seen one in action before, thanks for the demo.
no problem
I saw this on the motor trend channel and thought "Kyle needs to show this thing off!" and now I need that tool!
lol
Thanks for the video, wish me luck.
Those power probes are the best! I felt ridiculous after using one, having tolerated multimeter/ohm meter/test lights for years.
for sure
Just ordered the pp3 from the matco guy that comes to my work. I've been wanting one for a while plus he gave the discount special to me early so i'm like fuck yeah dude youre awesome!
awesome
Thanks brother I ordered from your link to help the cause.
awesome
Thank you one of the best 👍
as a mechanic I need this tool 👍👍👍👍👍❤️
Bloody powerfull mate.
Get the PP4,well worth it.Thanks for the vid..
one of the best tools I have bought to date
its a good one for sure
Great way to set off airbags too!
Ive got one and love it, probing things is so fun :p
lol
Hey man I got a 1995 keep Cherokee I I got a used pick to put on it but it's not programed can I do away with the skin module and make it work
THANKS .. HOW I DONT HAVE ONE OF THESES ALREADY IS CRAZINESS!...
thing works awesome
I have that same one is the one the best tools I've ever bought I use it more that multimeter lol
they are Rad
That is a awesome tool works great. I support this video haha
hey friend, does it work to check and find open circuits right? does it have those like fuse conectors? could i make a manual conection and trace the open circuit in the fuse receptacle wires?
I dont think so
These are fantastic I was wiring up lights in my car and i was using a regular test light to bring power to the lights to make sure they worked but problem with that is its easy to drop the Test light and it might ground its self and fry something one of my buddies came over with this tool and made my life so much easier I didn't have to worry about frying something look if you use a test light on a a regular bases I would get one of these.
yeah they are awsome
How did you use a test light to fry things? Seems this could fry things just as easily, if you used it indiscriminately.
I use my power probe all the time its a great tool.
one of my favorites for sure
I have that tool!
Love it couldn't diag electric without it!
-B
also the Power Probe 4 had alot more options.
for sure
hey fool! I have one on the way. thanks fool!
Testing Intermediate voltages (3, 6, 9v) what does it do? Will it tell you with lights or sound if you have intermediate voltages? - sometimes it is not possible to see the probe digital display when working in tight spaces.
Lol.. i see you finally got yourself a probe.. i told you that you'd fall in love with it :-P... Only thing i would suggest is get the FULL kit with circuit break tester, it offers so much and has come in SO handy its not even funny. Hands down one of the best tool in my shop.
Yeah I have used these for years. All the way back to when they didnt have any features
Got one......HELL YEAH!!
Great for fuel injectors test under power
I have wanted one of these for so long. Multimeters can only get you so far. Haha
They are awesome
How did I know you weren't gonna answer info I was more curious about when u walked up with a battery. Damn man
Yes Kyle. Luckily I do have that tool, well I had to have it! Bought it a while back when I was still working as an electronic mechanic on vehicles. Love the fact that you featured it today, so that people all over how doesn't have one, well gets one! Keep it up sir!
Thanks
Thanks 👍🙏
I like the video keep up the good work
awesome, subbed
What camera are you using?,its very clear
This will be the first tool you made me buy. No joke.
lol
I agree I bought the big kit awhile back and its great. Its a bigger kit than I will ever use. but like having the fact that it is there if I need the other accessories
I been having issues with my am fm cass radio/navigation monitor or on board monitor. In my E53 2006 BMW X5 3.0i sport activity vehicle. It just stop illuminating so I can not use navigation nor do I have any control of the unit buttons. I can only turn volume up or down using the steering wheel buttons. The fuses which control my unit is #7; #72;#73;#74 and #75. Well number #75 within its system keeps blowing fuse when I attempt to install the 5 amp fuse. Any perspective on this to fix would be great. I think with #75 fuse which is a 5 amp fuse is my problem I could be wrong n just partially correct. Is there a step and or process I'm over looking or have over or under looked. The #'s I gave above control phone sirus satellite radio Bluetooth or something like that I believe along with navigation tv if equipped that is it's for my spouse so she can get around without me having to be in vehicle with her. I greatly appreciate the help in any way possible to resolve this issue.
Goodmorning Killer Fab! 5:15am in Cali
Morning
Thanks man
Saw lucky on MTOD with this. Was just about to suggest it to you. I suspect you are a fan as well!
Already had it lined up when he did his video....crazy it worked out the way it did
How do you use the probe to power a window up and down when the battery isn't connected? Do you have a video showing that process?
My wife says i can get a power probe if she can get a power probe.
balisticsquirel
That reminds me...tell that bitch I said "What's up!"
Dont do it! He obviously did it for u:((((
get her a sybian
great video,just bought one on ebay for my hotrod
cool....I love mine
Thinking of buying a Power Probe 3, should I buy the basic kit or one with a bunch of attachments??? I'm a DIYer
The basic kits works great for me....I dont need the rest of the stuff
How do I know if I should be sending positive or negative to a connector? For example, the relay he used has 4 connectors, how did he know which one to plug the ground to and which one to put power (positive) to? Are all relays (and other electronics) labeled with + or - so it's easy to test?
Most relays have a diagram printed on the side showing which 2 are the coil and the contacts. As long as you find the 2 coil terminals it won't care about polarity if it is isolated from the circuit.
Will it scan through wires?
will this tool work with a rechargeable battery instead of the long cable to the car battery?
yeah
I don't have 1 always used my fluke multimeter. I never saw the value in 1 of those but I think I need to get 1 now
they really are a life saver
Thanks
this dude is like the riptripper of custom fab
Thx it's now going in2 my toolbox.
no problem
This is COOL!!+
..im het this tool
I have one and not very familiar with it, can u video the time you use it, real world situations. I would appreciate it. keep the info commin, great stuff
will do
I need 1 as soon as possible.to fix truck s on my new job
What's the difference between this clamshell, verses the $130 one from snap on truck ?
no idea....probably nothing