Nice video. It shows how good a Power Probe can be in ideal situations (laboratory setting for lack of a better term). I don't know what you do for a living but it must not be working on automobiles for a living. Everything has its place. I own and use a Power Probe 4 and it has its place but I don't use it for everything because I can't rely on it for everything. Incandescent and LED lights also have their place. If you only used the Power Probe, you would miss a lot of things. What's important is being able to distinguish when to use each one and that only comes with training and/or experience. On electronic control modules like ECMs, BCMs, TCMs etc. I use an incandescent test light and have never fried anything. You showed that the LED pulls about 66 mA while the incandescent pulls around 273 mA. That 273 mA is after the filament is hot and at it's highest resistance. The ammeter in the Fluke is to slow to show the in-rush current which is much higher. If you hooked it up to an oscilloscope, you would see the in-rush current is over 1 Amp. Eventhough I know the in-rush is over 1 amp, I still use the incandescent in many situations involving computer circuits and drivers, and like I said before, I have never fried anything. I understand your target audience is beginner or do-it-yourself mechanics or technicians. I just wanted to comment so that they don't put 100% trust into the Power Probe. If they get a certain result or outcome on a check or test and it doesn't make sense for some reason, then they should think of using another method to double check and confirm. With either an incandescent, LED, or multimeter. Like I said before, own and use a Power Probe 4, and I love it, but it's not my be-all and end-all for simple automotive electrical diagnostics. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. It great for someone who's getting started in electrical diagnostics.
Great video! Thanks. The power probe that you use is relatively cheap. I see there are some really expensive one on the web. Do you know differences? For typical DYI car, should I invest in the cheap power probe or do you feel it lack of features so you recommend to go for more expensive ones?
I don't need it every day so this one works fine with little investment in the tool. The more expensive ones are better build an would take more abuse when used everyday. Thanks for watching.
Wow! Huge respect and thank you!!!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
Nice video. It shows how good a Power Probe can be in ideal situations (laboratory setting for lack of a better term). I don't know what you do for a living but it must not be working on automobiles for a living. Everything has its place. I own and use a Power Probe 4 and it has its place but I don't use it for everything because I can't rely on it for everything. Incandescent and LED lights also have their place. If you only used the Power Probe, you would miss a lot of things. What's important is being able to distinguish when to use each one and that only comes with training and/or experience. On electronic control modules like ECMs, BCMs, TCMs etc. I use an incandescent test light and have never fried anything. You showed that the LED pulls about 66 mA while the incandescent pulls around 273 mA. That 273 mA is after the filament is hot and at it's highest resistance. The ammeter in the Fluke is to slow to show the in-rush current which is much higher. If you hooked it up to an oscilloscope, you would see the in-rush current is over 1 Amp. Eventhough I know the in-rush is over 1 amp, I still use the incandescent in many situations involving computer circuits and drivers, and like I said before, I have never fried anything. I understand your target audience is beginner or do-it-yourself mechanics or technicians. I just wanted to comment so that they don't put 100% trust into the Power Probe. If they get a certain result or outcome on a check or test and it doesn't make sense for some reason, then they should think of using another method to double check and confirm. With either an incandescent, LED, or multimeter. Like I said before, own and use a Power Probe 4, and I love it, but it's not my be-all and end-all for simple automotive electrical diagnostics. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. It great for someone who's getting started in electrical diagnostics.
Good points. Always know how the tool works to understand what it is telling you. Thanks for your experience.
Great video! Thanks. The power probe that you use is relatively cheap. I see there are some really expensive one on the web. Do you know differences? For typical DYI car, should I invest in the cheap power probe or do you feel it lack of features so you recommend to go for more expensive ones?
I don't need it every day so this one works fine with little investment in the tool. The more expensive ones are better build an would take more abuse when used everyday. Thanks for watching.
The more expensive ones have an LCD screen that will display voltage and have the ability to perform a variety of pre-programmed tests