power probe discussion

Twice today. Did a reversing aid on a Chevy/Daewoo 4 x M6 inside and now no knuckles either + 10 x 7mm outside, that's just the bits behind the rear wheel arch, plus another 5 Philips and 4 push-ins! Never ever seen such a fiddly car.

Ordered up a circuit buddy and it was shipped out today. Should have it Tuesday. Is it wrong to get excited over new tools?!?! hahaKenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

No sir! New tools, a nice Shepherd puppy or a new woman, what excitement!

Got my circuit buddy today. Can't wait to do my next starter.. haha. But that might be a few days. I'm in the process of putting a complete new heating system in my garage. My uncle-in-law gave me an almost new 95% efficient 80,000BTU forced air furnace for free so I'm converting it to propane and setting it up in the garage. Should be a nice addition over the crappy (and very inefficient) electric heater.Kenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

I have a multimeter I use 100% of the time on customer vehicles, but I have an actual power probe brand power probe I use exclusively on my 68 beetle I am rebuilding because I am not to concerned about tripping an air bag or a computer lol. Its real useful when I am testing things like lights and switches on that car. With that said I could use it on customer vehicles being they have breakers built into them, they have a meter and they have the test lights on them, however I don't like the amount of wire that they have connected to them, gets in the way half the time.double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer

I tend to feel that for experienced pros, there's no right or wrong. With due precautions, e.g. I will use a DMM if I suspect I'm probing a DATA wire, use what you are used to.