Date:         Tue, 8 Nov 2011 21:08:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> hi Loren,
> I see no reason to have both..
> for me, I sure hope I'm not working on any car with those smaller ATC
> fuses.
>
> so far I've found out............ it takes a very tiny phillips screw
> driver to get the battery cover off..
> it takes a weird 12 battery ( included ) ..it's like a short AAA batt.
> and 3...
> it's limited to a 10 second test at a time.
> the   info with it says 'resolution' is 0.1 amp ..
> so I suppose it can read that low, which could be useful.
> not too big an investment in any case.
> Scott


I agree, I can't think of any reason to have both.  I know that I have
something someplace (just can't remember what it is) that uses the Mini
spade fuses but I doubt that I'd ever need that instrument for whatever it
is :)
I'll be exchanging it tomorrow
BTW, I looked up the 'official' names of the types of fuses.  The ones we
use in the later Vanagons (and a whole bunch of other vehicles and
'stuff')  are caller ATC/ATO and little ones just called 'Mini'.  Now a new
question, what's the difference between an ATC fuse vs. an ATO fuse?