No doubt that a scope is a great tool to have when diagnosis is needed. Understanding and learning what you are looking at is another great tool that is not in your tool box.
The easy part is buying the scope. The hard part is getting people to learn to use it. One of the last shops I worked for did not approve of me doing compression test with a scope. I no longer work for them for that reason.
I love a vantage pro.... jists so easy and it's enough. Four channels are really good but for the most part...two channels are enough. I live with a vantage pro... most all of my diagnostic test are done with an old unsupported vantage pro. I do not like my scanner and lab scopes in one unit. For one... if it's snap-on they will phase it out over time and you have a brick like all the units they made in the past. The vantage pro is still my personal grab. I really haven't found a reason to retire it. The things we need to see... I can't refuse it's prolly the handiest tool I've ever bought (and built) so far. Next to the power probe... (use with awareness)
Thanks for you time I appreciate and enjoy all your videos. However I think the snapon scanner/scopes are the best for beginners. Yes they are expensive but you have to take i to consideration all the other information they come with. Including the scanner. I have the Triton D10. It is a great tool. That has all the functions a tech needs in one unit.
I’d like to see a video from you on choosing the model of Picoscope that fits a users needs. They have so many models that with different channel counts and specs that it is hard for me to decide which one is the best bang for the buck. Thanks for what you do.
I've been thinking about getting the uscope just to get my hands on one and start learning in the garbage industry can I use this for all sensors temp sensors oil pressure sensors as well as most trucks are going from air over hydraulic to electrically controlled do you think it would be beneficial? Alot of the guys are old school in there process I'm trying to move with my industry
I really could of used 1 yesterday. 1500 ram hemi intermittent misfire no2. did all i could , moved coil, plug, ect fuel pressure good, i suspect injector but tested ohms landed after about 5 seconds in an acceptable resistance. bottom line without a clamp and graphing i didn't catch it in the act of failing.
Having a scope is fine and dandy but keeping up with how to use the scope in a timely fashion is the problem. I worked for 40 years on vehicles and just didn't get enough jobs that I felt comfortable with using one consistently. Sure, sometimes one was needed to determine whether the flywheel was broken and put the engine out of time on a Chrysler but that certainly was the exception. Fine if you needed the scope function every day but using it once a month wasn't efficient. One could argue that perhaps it's better to spend time learning how to read and use just a modern scanner pid display would get one further along the path to fixing it.
We use live data on flying graph like scope you see live data helps heaps and you can send it to technical as I’ve done they make a call so you do as they say and you get paid joys of dealerships
I work at a dealership and I’m not a fan of how it works if there is a tsb or ssm on a vehicle they want you to follow that instead of properly diagnosing it the first time
@@flatratemaster Just wondering why you didn't include it in the oscilloscope video,, I remember back about 25 years ago some instructors were telling us there will be No use in having an oscilloscope, now that we have cylinder misfire codes, But that was back in Sun Scope days
@@tomjohnson6036 Honestly, I'm still learning more complex diags, but I like the Autel quite a bit. The software is pretty self explanatory, but a little clunky. It does what it's supposed to do. Pretty good value for money. There's a two channel Pico (non-automotive) that's inexpensive as well.
Every shop needs to learn to diagnose.
Nah more money for us
No they don’t. I make good money going shop to shop diagnosing blown fuses
@@zackarymcclain164 of course you do.
No doubt that a scope is a great tool to have when diagnosis is needed. Understanding and learning what you are looking at is another great tool that is not in your tool box.
Still love the vantage pro and the older one, there so useful
You should make a video how to use a scope sir
The easy part is buying the scope. The hard part is getting people to learn to use it. One of the last shops I worked for did not approve of me doing compression test with a scope. I no longer work for them for that reason.
Best way to test a sensor .
AMEN my guy!
I love a vantage pro.... jists so easy and it's enough. Four channels are really good but for the most part...two channels are enough. I live with a vantage pro... most all of my diagnostic test are done with an old unsupported vantage pro. I do not like my scanner and lab scopes in one unit. For one... if it's snap-on they will phase it out over time and you have a brick like all the units they made in the past. The vantage pro is still my personal grab. I really haven't found a reason to retire it. The things we need to see... I can't refuse it's prolly the handiest tool I've ever bought (and built) so far. Next to the power probe... (use with awareness)
Thanks for you time I appreciate and enjoy all your videos. However I think the snapon scanner/scopes are the best for beginners. Yes they are expensive but you have to take i to consideration all the other information they come with. Including the scanner. I have the Triton D10. It is a great tool. That has all the functions a tech needs in one unit.
I’d like to see a video from you on choosing the model of Picoscope that fits a users needs. They have so many models that with different channel counts and specs that it is hard for me to decide which one is the best bang for the buck.
Thanks for what you do.
It handy when you work at dealership cause you can pull another car to confirm timing out or good or bad signal
I've been thinking about getting the uscope just to get my hands on one and start learning in the garbage industry can I use this for all sensors temp sensors oil pressure sensors as well as most trucks are going from air over hydraulic to electrically controlled do you think it would be beneficial? Alot of the guys are old school in there process I'm trying to move with my industry
I got ats escope it easy to use just deep record then zoom in but it is pricy
I really could of used 1 yesterday. 1500 ram hemi intermittent misfire no2. did all i could , moved coil, plug, ect fuel pressure good, i suspect injector but tested ohms landed after about 5 seconds in an acceptable resistance. bottom line without a clamp and graphing i didn't catch it in the act of failing.
Having a scope is fine and dandy but keeping up with how to use the scope in a timely fashion is the problem. I worked for 40 years on vehicles and just didn't get enough jobs that I felt comfortable with using one consistently. Sure, sometimes one was needed to determine whether the flywheel was broken and put the engine out of time on a Chrysler but that certainly was the exception. Fine if you needed the scope function every day but using it once a month wasn't efficient. One could argue that perhaps it's better to spend time learning how to read and use just a modern scanner pid display would get one further along the path to fixing it.
Why you don’t buy a ats 8 channels Escope?
We use live data on flying graph like scope you see live data helps heaps and you can send it to technical as I’ve done they make a call so you do as they say and you get paid joys of dealerships
Is it me or is the Video quality crystal clear?
He scoped it
The Kit lens on my sony camera started having focus issues, so I brought my Prime lens from the home studio
Lol... he really makes his money talking to us... he doesn't work on cars, see his clean ✋️ fingernails! (I've been called a poser for my clean hands)
I work at a dealership and I’m not a fan of how it works if there is a tsb or ssm on a vehicle they want you to follow that instead of properly diagnosing it the first time
What happened to the Autel ultra
Ultra is the Shop Scan tool
@@flatratemaster Just wondering why you didn't include it in the oscilloscope video,, I remember back about 25 years ago some instructors were telling us there will be No use in having an oscilloscope, now that we have cylinder misfire codes, But that was back in Sun Scope days
I've an Autel MP408 that I'm using on pre-OBD European cars. "Replace with known good" isn't exactly viable on 30-40 year old cars.
How do you like that? I’m thinking about getting one as my first scope.
@@tomjohnson6036 Honestly, I'm still learning more complex diags, but I like the Autel quite a bit. The software is pretty self explanatory, but a little clunky. It does what it's supposed to do. Pretty good value for money. There's a two channel Pico (non-automotive) that's inexpensive as well.
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My question is who buys a 3.6 Durango they are trash!