Automotive Diagnostic Meters ...

[Huw Powell]

Also be careful what else you might accidentally have on - or turn on, 
like interior lights, power locks, etc.

You want the car to be electrically "at rest" when you do this, which 
might mean leaving the doors open long enough for the interior light to 
turn itself off (does yours do this?) so you get in the car without the 
lights coming on.

Although, most of the work is done at the fuse box.

urq wrote:
> ... as long as you don't crank the engine it should be plenty ... :-)
> Agreed, 200mA is not the place to start ... if you're looking for drain you
> may need to use that sort of range (or lower), but you should start at 10
> amps ... 
> 
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 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:
>>
>> 	
>> 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.
> 
> -
> Kent McLean
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