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M3DPO
 


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England 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4
Can this tool really work?


https://cuantivo.com/products/automotive?f...l5f1ZsVTh8

https://cuantivo.com/
 It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't. 


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Post #21102573rd Jan 2020 8:03 am
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NJSS
 


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United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Waitomo GreyDiscovery 4

Well..

Quote:
The Newly launched Short Wires finder from CUANTIVO™️ sold over +28,301 units in America in the past 42 days.


It seems to be identical with this:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Automotive-Tracke...B00T2UFF5Y

and see here:-

https://www.gainexpress.com/pages/about-us

Otherwise - no comment

NJSS
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gstuart
 


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Personally bought this one from sealey

Found it very good and worked a treat when I was tracing some wires

Think there very similar


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Post #21103013rd Jan 2020 10:20 am
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dewillia
 


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A Multimeter is cheaper and gives more functionality, but you do need to be able to get to the connectors
  
Post #21103193rd Jan 2020 11:45 am
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Jamiehol
 


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A multimeter may be cheaper and have other uses but these types of tools will tell you where the break is in the cable which is very handy in a modern car.
  
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lynalldiscovery
 


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I bought a power probe one a few years back and never had any luck with it, mainly I think as the looms simply had to many cables in them and the tool got confused.
  
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gstuart
 


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I used a small cable with crocodile clips on both ends to make it more accurate , just clipping to one end of the sensor when I got an indication clipped the wire on the various wires and helped a lot pin it down

Then was able to use a DMM to establish accurate continuity of that particular wire at each end
   
Post #21105274th Jan 2020 4:55 am
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As with a lot of test equipment understanding what it is capable of and it's limitations is the key to getting the best out of it

I don't have the particular tool shown in the OP but have several similar testers that use depending on the type of fault I am looking for.

At the price I can't see any reason why the Cuantivo tester wouldn't be a useful piece of kit for someone doing occasional fault finding
 "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag'em down to your level. It's cheaper".  
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gstuart
 


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Indeed ref the different types of test equipment , also found a clamp meter very handy Thumbs Up
   
Post #21106994th Jan 2020 6:06 pm
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UNG
 


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Clamp meters are very good with quite a few different types available and again if you know how to use them and get the best out of them they can be invaluable for identifying faults
 "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag'em down to your level. It's cheaper".  
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gstuart
 


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Indeed , bought a few more meters , inc several clamp one thks to the great help on here, particularly when I was looking for a battery drain
   
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Discoveringcomfort
 


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Looks to similar to the trace tone senders used in telephone cable testing.
But not quite as comprehensive.
 Series 1 V8
Series 2 Hibrid V8
Discovery 3 HSE V8 
 
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