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Howdy. Names Bruce. Been turning wrenches almost 17 years but specialized in suspension and alignments mostly. Not much diag work and none really in the last 8 years until I started my new job a few months ago. I do more diag in a week here than i did in the 8 years I was at my last job. Been watching danner and others online and have learned a lot. Wish I had done this a long time ago. Looking to get my own scantool and scope this year.
Hey there and welcome.I agree, in that same boat. What I have realized, so late in my career, is all that time doing everything but electrical has been catching up to me.The upside is though the body is beaten down painful and worn , electrical diagnostics alone might just be the ticket to happiness and prosperity in the trade.
What I did was purchase a refurbished Vantage Pro. Then later on got the Solus Edge. Two very good tools IMHO.
Jackolope56 wrote: Hey there and welcome.I agree, in that same boat. What I have realized, so late in my career, is all that time doing everything but electrical has been catching up to me.The upside is though the body is beaten down painful and worn , electrical diagnostics alone might just be the ticket to happiness and prosperity in the trade.
What I did was purchase a refurbished Vantage Pro. Then later on got the Solus Edge. Two very good tools IMHO.
That's kind of my idea. I learned from my dad and he hardly ever did any diag or electrical. Now at 37 I've realized that was a mistake and seeing how hard this job is on my dad I don't want to be doing heavy work when I'm his age if I even do this job at all. But if I'm going to get a job just doing diag later Ive got a lot to learn and probly should do more learning than just online videos.
We only have a Verus edge at work and with 3 techs using 1 scantool it can be aggravating. Ideally I'd like to pick up a used modis od verus later this year.
Bruce, welcome to the forum. If you are interested in a scope, there is really only one option. Just like Scannerdanner uses, a PICOSCOPE! It is well worth the money, and a good place to get one from is Autonerdz.com.
Welcome to our community Bruce!
If you're looking for a scope I suggest you read Andy's post. I'll put a link here.
Pico is awesome, but there are other possibilities....
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