I want to install this on my motorcycle; need a short lead/probe can it be cut or order a short cable? Where is the best place for the probe?
208773
don't think it would be wise to cut it. probably calibrated to that length cable. Just roll it up and tuck it out of sight. Place probe in the air stream. If you can manage to connect to the battery I would chose a model with back lighting.
208774
I would not cut the wire. Put the probe anywhere that it is exposed to air, preferably not in direct sunlight or near a hot surface.
208775
You wouldn't want to cut it at all if you need short leave the extra tied up, it's just one cable length no shorter one it is what it is,and place out of sun and away from any source of heat that would make it read falsely
208776
The cable can not be cut - I suppose it can, but it won't work if you do. The display unit is not water resistant, so unless you have a rain proof place under some faring to protect it,, it will fail. The end of the thermocouple (probe) needs to be out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources to give a true ambient temperature reading, so I'm thinking it will not suit a motorcycle. Under the seat might work, but again, you need to protect the display. The display is designed to be installed in a dashboard with a cut out of the appropriate size.
208777
Yes, you can cut the wires but they are so small it would be hard to splice. You can mount anywhere away from the engine and direct sunlight. This item is a piece of junk at any price.
208778
Probably can be cut, but don't think I would. I'd coil up the excess. If your bike has is liquid cooled, a good place might be right in front of the radiator. Good air flow. Otherwise just some place away from the motor and out of the sun.
1912138
That was not the question. Can test leads that fit this device but with alligator clips be ordered. The test leads that come with the device are straight pin point type and while "adequate" are not sutible for every job. So, can anyone answer the question, "Can alligator test leads for this item be found anywhere"?
1371340
Wow, the same thing happened to one of my kids motorcycles and the other one was fine. I called the 800 # in the manual and was given instructions to take a photo of the battery and yellow chips that came with it, but I never followed through because I then found a broken wire!! It's been in my list for months to try abs order a new battery..... :( my poor kids only enjoyed their motorcycles for a few months before the problems started.
2248476
the two short leads on the bottom of the picture is mini grabers, they are hook shaped, press the top of the graber and the hook comes out so you can grab onto a wire, axial lead of a component, or a ground on a chasis.This is a good set of leads, and probes for the money.
1276535
I don't see why you couldn't do that. The controller reads the probe as a value of resistance so it would really depend on the cable and wire you use. I've only used this with about a 3ft (1M) cable length. I guess you could run the wire, then test and calibrate the settings/readings on the controller, that should work. I haven't had any issues with mine. But again, I'm not using long cable runs either... Hope this helps.
1738192
This is exactly what I want to get the cable for too, so I can essentially have something like jumper cables with my bike at all times. I think I will get it, but the gauge is nothing like that of the jumper cables I keep in my truck, so if I hook it to a car, I will wait a while before starting the bike. I am just afraid I will forget to turn the key off of my bike again, and then I will be stuck.
1610907
Yes, both plug and probe end have insulating shields. The probe end cover screws off to then look like the picture. The plug end does not, but could probably be cut off if your DMM does not allow such shields. Nice long, good gauge leads. Clips are too large for PC work, but good otherwise.
1637006
We do not carry extra probes for this item. You would need to contact the manufacturer to see if these are available and where you can purchase it.
2281622
Simply wrap wire lead around spark plug wire, at least 3 wraps, and secure wire. that's it! mount hour meter as desired preferably with screws, 2 sided tape doesn't always work well.
2147412
If it's the one I have, it comes with its own probe. I have never used the probe but everything else works as advertized. If this isn't the one with a probe you can find the one I have at Amazon. My has Stay or Go on face. Frank
1785015
Go to a motorcycle shop , they may have some from old batteries , you can't buy these brass inserts .
1926938
I'm not 100% positive. If I remember correctly, I googled the connector type and looked for the standard. My guess would be if you took a volt meter and put it on the resistor settings and connected one lead to the case and the other to the connector and it shows low resistance, you found the negative or ground lead. Since you really don't know where stuff is made any more or if they follow a standard, the volt meter test is probably the best way.
17510
Well I do not know about motorcycles, but they soldered well for the wires on a Xbox 360 disk drive and had no problems with short circuiting at all. I think for it did a good job with small electronical parts. Hope that's help
316556
my connector had a short in it and burnt and melted the metal and plastic and both the female and male side... if this is the female side were can i find the male side? im havin trouble finding it.
1375317
There is no metal probe on the end in the sense that a DMM uses test leads with metal probe tips. This sensor works on the principle of a capacitive voltage divider. See Fluke's Web page. http://www.fluke.com/Fluke/usen/community/fluke-news-plus/ArticleCategories/Electrical/CapacitiveVoltage.htm Basically, all you need to do is have the plastic end of the probe near a conductor and if the LED in the sensor comes on you will know the line is live. This sensor will not work for DC and should not be used around high voltage AC circuits.
1576848
are you buying the right probe for the right machine? I am on my second probe in 3 years, and still have 2 on the shelf. Is the battery weak? I have never had a problem.
1305058
Hi, I have this tool. You can - if the short is somewhere in the cables. You'd then first add the tone signal to the cable before the short, and then follow it using the probe. Once you pass the point in the cable where the short is located, the tone will quickly fade and dissipate. If the short is somewhere inside the pump this tool will not be of help, and you'll be better off using a multimeter measuring ohms whilst disconnecting cables one by one.