Bingster Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Saw a guy on You Tube using a Power Point 3 Multi-Tester that beeps when it touches a live circuit. I can't see where it tests 6v. Anybody have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Buchanan Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 (edited) When in doubt go to the manufacturer's website. https://www.powerprobe.com/na/en/product-list/content/308EbfcE6f63 Measures 0-70 vdc. Seems a bit pricey ($150) to me for the very simple troubleshooting we do on our cars. This is what I use: https://www.harborfreight.com/electrical/electrician-s-tools/multimeters-testers/7-function-digital-multimeter-59434.html I don't even bother replacing the battery, just throw the meter away and get another one for $7. I have several of these scattered around in various vehicles. Edited March 14 by Sam Buchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hickory Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 I own a couple of them and love it. But i will use it 6hrs a day at work. It does show power ground and you can power up circuits or ground items out ect. I often use it to power up starter solenoids. It even reads the variable voltage of computer data lines. Yes it is overkill for our cars, a test light and cheap volt meter works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan_B Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 I also usually see no sense in getting specialized testers (unless you constantly do the same repetitive operations at work, etc.,) considering that a simple digital multi-meter has most of the functions an average DIY'er will ever need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Ivan_B said: I also usually see no sense in getting specialized testers (unless you constantly do the same repetitive operations at work, etc.,) considering that a simple digital multi-meter has most of the functions an average DIY'er will ever need Except dwell. An automotive multimeter has that though, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan_B Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Yep. My cheap one doesn't, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 34 minutes ago, Sniper said: Except dwell. An automotive multimeter has that though, An if you look an ebay you can get a dwell meter and tach meter to adjust your engine from approx $15 and up to $100. But for most of our cars the cheaper meters are just fine. Rich hartung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan_B Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 That's also true. In addition, you can adjust the two close enough without the meters either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingster Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 Maybe I'm lazy, and I am, I like the idea of not having two leads to content with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 A plain. simple test light will get you through 90% of the testing that needs to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Buchanan Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 40 minutes ago, Dave72dt said: A plain. simple test light will get you through 90% of the testing that needs to be done. True. https://www.harborfreight.com/612v-circuit-tester-with-5-ft-lead-63603.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 5 hours ago, desoto1939 said: An if you look an ebay you can get a dwell meter and tach meter to adjust your engine from approx $15 and up to $100. But for most of our cars the cheaper meters are just fine. Rich hartung For $43 I bought this. It does everything you need it to do for automotive electrical work. Including dwell and tach, How cheap do you want to get? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002LZU7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan_B Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 A licked finger cheap? Just don't stick it into high current applications 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Buchanan Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Sniper said: For $43 I bought this. It does everything you need it to do for automotive electrical work. Including dwell and tach, How cheap do you want to get? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002LZU7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I bought a different "brand" of that meter and the dwell function didn't work, was really hoping it would, the price was right. Guess I got a bad one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 (edited) 17 hours ago, Sniper said: For $43 I bought this. It does everything you need it to do for automotive electrical work. Including dwell and tach, How cheap do you want to get? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002LZU7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I like that deal. Yet I think I have 4 multi-meters kicking around here. One from each decade over the past 40 years. I do really like the ability to clamp around the wire to measure amp flow. One of my meters does this very well. Edited March 16 by keithb7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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