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I was dead set against those electrical part testers until a job in Phoenix saved me 4 hours
Spent years just using a multimeter and chasing wires by hand, then a guy I trust told me to try a Power Probe on a bad injector harness last week and now I'm wondering which side of the fence you guys are on - do they actually save time or just make you lazy?
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gonzalez.phoenix8d ago
Used to be on the opposite side honestly. Thought they were just a gimmick for guys who couldn't read a basic wiring diagram. Then I got stuck on a Ford van that had an intermittent no-start for three days. Hooked up a Power Probe and found a bad ground at the PCM in maybe ten minutes. Total gamechanger for me especially on modern cars with those tiny wires and complicated harnesses. Not saying it replaces a meter completely but it definitely cuts the frustrating part way down.
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Totally agree with you on that. The Power Probe is one of those tools you don't know you need until you're stuck on something. That Phoenix job was a nightmare with a no-start on an old Chevy, I was chasing ghosts for hours with my meter. Hooked up the probe and found a broken wire in the harness in maybe five minutes. It's not a replacement for knowing how to read a diagram, but it cuts out the guesswork big time.
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