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Low Amp Probe for Verus D10

michelin

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I'm after a low amp current clamp for my Verus. Has anyone tried Fluke 80i-110s with it? I can get one for about the same money as the SO's very own EETA308D. Any input on these two or any other probes you guys use with your scope? I have an injector diag job next week so was thinking of buying a clamp for this purpose.

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GTA Matt

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I would just get one of the generic $100 aes wave probes. Or for a 1, or very few time use, simply volt drop the fuse on the circuit if you absolutely had to see a waveform to complete diag. If you're going to be using one a lot, by all means you should have one, but the aes piece is 100% fine.
 
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michelin

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Thanks Matt. Makes perfect sense to get one from AES. Problem is I'm in Europe and need it by early next week (typical I know). There's a few on ebay for sub $50 but I'm not sure if I want them as a stop gap until I source a better quality one (or import from AES). I want to see the current waveform more than anything as injectors seem to work under light load and throw a code under acceleration. Not all the time either. I'll change the plugs tomorrow and see if I can reproduce the issue until I get my hands on the clamp. May not even need it if plugs sort it. Thanks for the input buddy.
 
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GTA Matt

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Sorry, didn't realize you were over in Europe. In a pinch, or while you are holding out for the probe you want, the volt drop across the fuse really is effective, as long as there isn't a lot of other noise on the circuit. Its not quite as detailed as a current probe, simply because the scaling on snap on's scopes doesn't go low enough. For most diag work, this isn't a big deal as all you need to see is if the circuit is working, component is open, shorted or in the case of injectors or solenoids, that there is a pintle hump. You can also do the math to figure out exactly what your current draw is. Set your scaling to 100mV and your sweep to 200ms in order to see all the injectors at idle. You can use a trigger and shorten the sweep, or use the zoom feature to dial in on a problem injector. What you can also do, if you have identified a problem cylinder, is backprobe the ground side of the injector. You'll be able to see if it is pulling fully to ground, the inductive kick, and the pintle closing. Should help out if you are getting circuit codes.
 

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I just recently picked up an almost new snap on low amp probe for 150 off eBay. That was after I missed out on one for 120. If you could wait you'll find one there. Any chance you could borrow one whole you shop on eBay?
 
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