What is this tool????

I took my scirocco to have a few things sorted out today and teh guy was using a multimeter type instrument but with a difference:

it connected to the battery negative and battery positive and had a further 2 wires which could be used to test things by pressing a switch and it would check for earths/ see if the component worked.

anyone know what this is?? I wouldn't mind buying one rather than running strands of wire from my battery and doing it that way!!

 

yeh think u can check if the wires have plus or earth then which ever it is like earth u can give a pulse from that tool i think

 

yeah that sounds like it.

i looked on machine mart for "multimeter" but nothing similar

hope someone can help!!

 

and maplin

 

ok does it look simliar to this i no the one u on about cause av used my cuz b4 but just cant think of the name

 

no not like that one

more like this:



it has 2 crocodile clips, a separate earth and a separte positive and then a little box with a swicth on

 

ok this is what i have used

Edited by: amzee

 

it defo. has 2 crocodile clips though. so you can test the operation of stuff direct from the battery

 

do you have any links to that product in full??

that may indeed be the one providing it has 2 crocodile leads and 2 other leads

 

here ya go
am 100% this is what you are after

 

looks good but i need to be certain.

been as it says you can power up stuff before fitting then that prob. means it runs off the battery direct right??

 

Aye, sounds like a Power Probe


Really handy tool for automotive electrics

power probe
I may have one for sale at the right price

Edited by: Mikey

 

This is a useful tool for fault finding too:-

Short Circuit Finder

 

thanks for both your inputs,

i think i'll buy the one amzee has suggested then as its only 23.95

I'll wait till I get my wiper stalks first as this may well solve my problem.

cheers

 

will the sealey power probe look like the above as all i can find is the following pic:

 

i ordered the one amzee suggested off the bay of e.

should get it monday

 

yep thats the one