Tech Feature: Acquiring Data on Scan Tools, Part II
Technical contributor Gary Goms discuss the importance of choosing the right scan tool, using scan tool database systems, graphing data, storing data for future use, analyzing scan tool data and using bi-directional controls.
Fuel System Service Tools and Equipment
Liquid gold – It started out a few billion years ago, roaming around the plains, eating whatever it could find. Calamity struck and wiped it off the face of the earth. After lying under the earth for all these years, it became oil, was then pumped up, filtered, refined, trucked around and finally ended up
OTC Expands its Portfolio of Specialty Tools and Equipment
OTC, an SPX brand, continues to expand its portfolio of Specialty Tools and Equipment with the release of two new professional grade bit socket sets – the OTC RIBE bit socket set (P/N 5904); and the OTC Tamper Resistant TORX PLUS bit socket set (P/N 5905).
Chicago Pneumatic Donates $20K in Tools to Schools Across the U.S.
Chicago Pneumatic has donated 119 cordless impact wrenches, worth an estimated $20,000, to 17 schools across the United States in recognition of their outstanding technician training programs.
Quality Tools vs. Low Cost Tools
By Jack Cameron, Guest Writer
The Tool Truck: Cordless Tools
Getting a Charge Out of Going Cordless
Electrical System Testing Tools and Equipment
One day we are fat, dumb and happy using a piece of wire with a 12-volt bulb on the end of it to test things with. Now we are faced with deciding between using the 10 meg-ohm computer safe test light, the power injector or a logic probe complete with polarity protection, audible alarm, light and 20-foot memory cord. Geeesh! How did things get so confusing so fast? Progress my boy! That is the root of our problem here! As the cars and systems have gotten more and more complicated, so have the tools and equipment needed to work on those cars ….
Electrical System Tools and Equipment
Neutrons, Electrons, Klingons? As today’s cars and systems have gotten more and more complicated, so have the tools and equipment needed to work on those cars. The professional technician is expected to be able to understand electrical theory, electronics, physics, as well as understand and interpret readings from complex electrical test equipment.
News: Remember the Mac Tools Tool Fair!
San Antonio, TX — Just steps away from The Alamo, more than 800 Mac Tools distributors and 150 vendors convened for the 2009 Mac Tools Tool Fair Jan. 15-18. This year’s tool fair featured Mac Tools’ 2009 theme of “The Pride and The Promise” and a supporting message of a five-point pledge — a pledge
Tech Update: Scan Tools & Code Readers
One thing you can always count on in the automotive repair business is that diagnostic equipment is constantly changing. It must to keep pace with changing automotive technology. So the latest crop of scan tools and code readers have more features, more capabilities and give you more bang for your buck than ever before. There’s