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Mar 4, 2004 | 01:01 AM

ricco

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hey guys has anyone purchased one one these test lights from this company before ,im really thinking about buying one,but i want to know if anyone here has purchase one or has one and can tell me if they are worth it,the site is www.arizonalabs.com ,any replies will do,thanks. web page

Mar 4, 2004 | 07:10 AM

Orion_95

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test light=bad...DMM=good...
You generally want to keep test lights AWAY from cars. No matter HOW "computer safe" they say they are.

Mar 4, 2004 | 09:01 AM

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Not only that, but they have no way of telling you how much voltage is present, just yes or no. Also for that price on a DMM you get about 4-6 functions that a test light will not do.

Mar 4, 2004 | 11:38 AM

ricco

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i have a dmm ,but i half to strip the wire to test and keep looking down at the dmm and find places to hook the ground up for the dmm,this testlight has a audio confirmation a bi color led light and it tests wire with out stripping it, it has a cig adapter with led,i need something for mass installation,and it will not set the airbags off,i paid $350 for this dmm brother,so this test light doesnt seem that expensive,i have paid the matco man for a basic testlight wit just a bulb in for like $30 and i thought that was rape,lol, but anyway i am looking for mass installation and a mdd is good but just seems to get in my way and i half to keep looking down at it,but thanks you guys.

Mar 4, 2004 | 12:21 PM

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Well I do alot of install's, I can't give you exact figures but say each car average $70 in installs I would do almost 1500 cars a year. That's quite a few and I can tell you I use a DMM. It's not hard to find a ground, and if you want to plug it into a lighter just build an end that plugs in, not hard to do on the negative lead. I sharpen my tips on the probe all the time and have no problem with testing without stripping.

Haha, used probes, tips and stripping allin one sentence.

Mar 4, 2004 | 01:32 PM

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That's a nice looking test light. A couple of guys I know use the BluePoint tester that connects to the battery and has 12v/gnd feed as well.

Now a REAL nice find would be a 'test light' with a DMM display. Every one I've seen that attempt that combo suck.

Mar 4, 2004 | 04:40 PM

ricco

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yeah dont get me wrong i like a good dmm but i hardly use it,i only use it to test speakers or passlock wires, a good nonbackfeeding testlight is good for quick installs or trouble shooting,matco truck got a testlight kinda like this one but for more money,its called the SST,thankyou guys for your input.

Mar 5, 2004 | 02:32 PM

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I like that the tip sticks through the wire grabber too so you don't have to take the grabber off to use it normally.

Mar 6, 2004 | 12:36 AM

ricco

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ooo man check this out,i called them and was asking a few questions about their testlight before i ordered one, and i ask them about if they was ever going to come out wit a rest light wit a volt meter and they said they already got beta ones out, they gave me this link http://www.arizonalabs.com/wirehawk_ultimate.htm
and said it will be out in about 2 to 3 weeks, for about $80,i said dam,im gonna wait,they said they have been trying to find good volt screen disply for them and they are still testing the duribility of this model.