Right. Thanks.

At the rate I''m going with my new '88, it seems once again that I
will have to do most of the work. So. Since I have a **little**
electronics background, I would take the time to learn about using
this tool correctly.

I was happy to have had a shop do some recent work on my bus, as I
don't have a spot where I can safely take the wheels off etc., but
they didn't tackle the intermittent surge etc. I'd asked them to
check. They likely ran out of time (this is a very busy shop) but
either way, it seems once again, that I have to do the work.

If this tool is truly useful for a variety of electrical tests on a
variety of vehicles, I'd invest in a used one and learn it.

Neil.

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Pat <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:

> Oh yeah, with the DSO if you get the proper attachments you can look at
> primary and secondary ignition and injector waveforms.
> All very useful but again only if you know what your looking at.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat [mailto:psdooley@verizon.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 2:17 PM
> To: 'neil n'; 'vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM'
> Subject: RE: Snap On Vantage.
>
> Scanners like this are good for OBD2 vehicles.
> You can pinpoint misfire locations and frequency.
> Also check fuel trims and chase down issues from the values.
> And check MAF voltage or freq and O2 sensor response.
> And do bidirectional control of actuators, etc..
>
> I don't think it would be quite as useful on an old system like the vgon,
> since you can't use most of those functions.
> The vantage does have a DSO, so you could use that to get sensor response.
> But like the v mech said, only if used correctly. You need to know what good
> waveforms and response times look like for your application.
> Otherwise your just looking at scope traces and impressing your friends:)

--
Neil n

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