Automotive Diagnostic Meters ...

[Kent McLean]

urq wrote:
> ... look around for Actron ... reasonable quality and a bunch cheaper than
> Fluke ... in fact the CP7678 is the gold standard for the old CIS
> 5-cylinders with the 5-cylinder settings and duty cycle ... 
> 
> I found this link on Amazon:
> 
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> http://www.amazon.com/Actron-CP7677-Automotive-TroubleShooter-Multimeter
> 
> Targeted to auto troubleshooting and $40 ... similar stuff on eBay and other
> on line sources ... 

Is 10A enough to check for a battery drain without blowing a fuse on the meter?
Someone recommended getting a meter that handles 20-30A. My cheapo DVM only went
to 200ma, not nearly enough.

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Kent McLean
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
soon-to-be-mine 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ