Power Probe ECT 2000

Hi Paul...I chanced upon one of your videos where you were using the ECT 2000 by Power Probe. I've had this tool for sometime but have not really used it. Do you have a followup on how to properly use this tool; or is it even worth using it.?
Thank you.

Robert

That's funny, I've got the same one. Collecting dust...
I have used it successfully once to find a short.
The next time I need it, I'll use it in conjunction with my power probe 4 and the piercing leads.
There's a setting on the pp4 that recognizes the output of the circuit tracer. It might be easier then waving the magic wand around.
I've thought of using it with my scope too to look for the waveform generated by the circuit tracer at various points in the circuit.

Just putting a link here for anyone else who's interested. You can also click for the manual.

www.powerprobe.com/ppect2000/

I like the 20 ft. cable though...I use it as an extension cord of some sort. I drilled two holes at the receiver for a pos and neg banana female plug so I can actively use it as a 12v extension cord.

I wl watch Dylans video.

Thank you Dylan...I wl watch the video.

No problem Robert
It's actually a commercial video from their website. So not really that informative.

Here's one with some more info on how to use it.

Haha mine keeps a part of a drawer liner really clean!

I too have a pp4. I think it only works with a short and not an open. Or the other way around? I'm not sure now.

Can you post a pic of your work Robert?


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Haha mine keeps a part of a drawer liner really clean!

I too have a pp4. I think it only works with a short and not an open. Or the other way around? I'm not sure now.

Can you post a pic of your work Robert?


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matt.white wrote: Haha mine keeps a part of a drawer liner really clean!

I too have a pp4. I think it only works with a short and not an open. Or the other way around? I'm not sure now.

Can you post a pic of your work Robert?


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That makes sense. Any signal generated would be pulled to ground with a short.

Seems like a promising tool for Arizona vehicles, namely the valley. The heat there is hell on harnesses (& everything else for that matter). My personal vehicle, an 06 Outback wagon has one headlight jumped off the other headlight due to heat related damage to it's circuit. It took a while to find, cuz the harness is hiding behind the front bumper cover. The harness is so brittle, I'm debating whether I should just replace the whole thing from a donor.

Hi Matt...sorry I am reading this thread just now. Are you asking about how I converted it to an extension cord sort of? Sure, I will send a picture...pretty straight forward.

For what its worth

in as much as my ECT 2000 is sitting idly in my toolbox, I decided to make the 12 ft long cable as an 12V extension cord of sort...(straight forward)...refer to attached picture

1. unsrew the back cover of transmitter; desolder the black and red wire from the inside the transmitter's circuit board ;
2. from the tip of the desoldered red and black wire, I soldered a red male plug into the red wire and a black male plug to the black wire; this will serve as your extension cord;
3. in place of the desoldered red and black wire in the circuit board, solder in its place a a short red and black wire respectively;
4. drill a hole big enough to fit in a female plug for the red and black tip of your converted extension cord; solder in the red short to the red female plug and black wire to the black female plug. The purpose of doing this is to make your transmitter still a functional one in case you decide to use it.

Hi!
Anyone can post a scope image (preferably picoscope) of the signal levels that this smart transmitter is sending out?
I want to know with no load and with 10 ohm load.
Thank`s!

I'm at work, so this is just a quick shot of it.
5 seconds, 10v open circuit.

Great !
Can you upload snap-on vsm file for this capture?
It will be really useful.
Thank`s

Buenas tardes amigo. He comprado el Ect 2000 igual al que usted tiene. Nunca se uso. El receptor no enciende. Presiono el botón de encendido pero rara vez hace un pitido y no encienden los leds. Usted podrá ayudarme que podría ser? Las baterias son nuevas y los cables tienen continuidad. Estuvo mucho tiempo guardado