Hmm, if I were fixing cars for a living, I would definitely want a 'scope. Just as a current example, I'd be using one to see what I could see at various points on the bus to 2010 B8's AC pressure sensor.
Well I would agree.........however, what else is it going to tell you that you already don't know which was reported by for the untrained eye?
You know COM is down and from which respective sensor with .
I think if people paid more attention on how to read a , and used forward thinking to see/test what is shared with that cross component, they would fix a lot more cars.
Using wrong/AFT/Poor quality parts, and installing pins in wrong locations only compound a problem.
How is that person going to understand the scope, or even hook it up when fucking up a 3 pin connection?
Fluke makes a great cheap tone gen set at any Home Depot for 70 bucks.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-Netwo...683?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d3203b593
And is now selling the new one to for 200 USD
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Fluke-Ne...200-Toner-and-Probe-Kit-MT-8200-60A/203488880
Both support ear piece.
I think and continue to recommend this cheap meter from Harbor Freight for starter techs, since it lights the ports and alarms when hooking it up wrong for the complete idiot.
http://www.harborfreight.com/5-in-1-digital-multimeter-98674.html
Thanks for your replies. I don't have tone generator yet, (Jack, do you recommend any?) but I do have very good multi-meter, Fluke 87V Fluke also made scope for Vantage Pro.
BTW what "POS" means?
POS = Piece of Shit
You should probably read into that relationship and where it went with Snapper.
Not being produced anymore for a reason.
There is also a reason a Fluke 98 20 years later still brings $1200-800 used.
Tools have to work and have practicality in an automotive setting.
Maybe build a CAN Analyzer into display..................
http://teledynelecroy.com/options/productseries.aspx?mseries=396&groupid=88
Old but good read to the leads.
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1298071
http://teledynelecroy.com/oscilloscope/
See something still good out of NY and CA
Wave generators are fun to play with when tricking stuff..........
Simulate waves in on CAN or .............hmmmmm now there's an idea...... since you already know what good cars do at idle.
I can dream right? An extra lead out of HEX-NET Interface over Wi-Fi to T in to OBD Y or direct path to .
If we had that feature you would know if it was module J519 immediately.
The only reason I had to know how to use a scope/meter was before these things used called OBD didn't exist in the industry.
I recall when first OBD came out in Audi 5000 using the tach and MPH gage to display codes.
I still found it faster at the time to go read the handful of sensors with a meter.
With this meter I built too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Archer-...616?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c9c383e08
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12848