I'm after a test lamp to figure out what is killing the battery on the other half's motor, but no-one seems to do them! I haven't got time/patience/inclination to knock up my own, so anyone got any pointers to a decent supplier?
Cheers
Hellraiser...........>
TBH, a multi-meter that is perfectly adequate for basic fault-finding on a car is so cheap now (a tenner or less) that it is probably not worth anyone making a test lamp.
Chris
Hellraiser ( snipped-for-privacy@nospam.blueyonder.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
A test lamp won't get you very far in diagnosis of something like that - a half-decent MultiMeter is what you need. Try looking at Maplins or Screwfix.
"Chris Whelan" wrote
, a multi-meter
Probably one of the most useful tools I own.
The message from Chris Whelan contains these words:
Though there are times when a popped fuse with a lamp wired across it comes in dead handy.
Trouble with a DVM is that they have a very high input impedance. So something like an unloaded switch or relay (on a faulty circuit) might read normal - but the resistance is causing voltage drop. A test lamp taking an amp or so can be very useful.
2 for £5-99 at the moment...
Invest in some clip on probes too :-)
Tom Burton.
Toolstation.com have some at just a couple of quid, both powered and unpowered.
mrcheerful
Cheers all, sorted now - just need some good weather....
Hellraiser..........>
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