Neil wrote:
>
>> The voltmeter they were referring to was one that could test the voltage at
>> the socket (as the person had suggested). Neither said they had a voltmeter
>> that could test voltage at the socket, though they had regular voltmeters. >
>That was an excuse for lazy mechanics - very lazy mechanics. They were
>taking advantage of your ignorance (and I don't mean that as an insult
>to you). To hear them, you'd think that to measure voltage at a
>battery, you'd need to buy one voltmeter, then to read voltage at a
>starter, you'd need a special voltmeter for reading the voltage at a
>starter, ad infinitum.
>
that's pretty much how the manufacture sells tools to the dealers.. *g*
"oh, BTW, we're changing the setup in the onboard computer again.. you'll have to buy our upgraded test equipment again.."
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