Hi All, I still have a bad earth to my Starter motor relay feed and now a power draw flattening the battery. I am going to start to trace the issues and have identified either the Sealey PPVT or PPX Automotive Test Probe. The PPX is about £23 and the PPVT is about £27, so only a few pound difference.
Is there much difference in themtechnically and what would you go for, or is there a better value one available?
Cheers
Derek
To be honest i wouldn’t bother with any of them, i have 2 of the red ones and 1 of the yellow ones on my van…all knackered within 12 months, why i still have them i don’t know, i should really throw them away…waste of money.
A very simple test probe does just as well.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VEHICLE-CAR-TEST-LIGHT-CIRCUIT-TESTER-CHECKER-6v-12v-24v-PROBE-AND-LEAD-TA-04445/171252623956?hash=item27df73aa54:g:rF0AAOSwjodaFbeR
Worth it’s weight in gold and used almost daily.
If you have to buy one go for the yellow one.
If there is a large parasitic drain on the battery when the car is standing, fair chance it is a rectifier problem on the alternator where one of the diodes has failed.
Easy test to check if you have a multimeter.
Just do diode(continuity) check from alternator case to main pole with loom wire removed. Should show reading of 500 - 1000 with leads one way round and around zero the other way around. With a diode down there will be readings in both directions indicating a problem.