Looking forward to the series. I found Liguid Electrical Tape at Home Depot. It is messy, but it works, even on sprinkler wiring! Some connectors are to small to back probe, so piercing works. I wish I had that piercing tool 20 years ago. I have it now in my Pico box. I'm retired, but learning the Pico on my (non)volunteered 06 Nissan Frontier V6.
Getting the money yours or your bosses, tricky. Getting the pay off is hard. Really going to hate to have to work on TV screens, fix them in the car too fix heating and cooling stuff. There should be old tech put back in to control stuff like the HVAC. Bowden Wire controls. Driverless Cars. Driverless cars we have that now, with Twitter at Speed in the car.
Great Video . You ask us for some info about what sort of topics you can talk about . what about some Thermal image diagnostics i have Thermal image camera and wow its almost as good as using my scope give me info that we just could only dream about a few years ago love to see a few videos on this topic thanks for all the great work you always go to with your videos
Very helpful video. Does piercing necessarily break strands? Or, just very likely or possible. Be interesting to pierce wire and then do an autopsy to see if in fact wire strands are broken.
To be honest, mixed. There are some applications where trying to get to the wire you want is difficult and this may be the only answer. But I would try all alternatives first and regardless of the technique used, be sure to seal any holes made. Soon, I'll be showing you an alternative to piercing/backprobing!
I'm looking for a lead for a multimeter to be able to attach to just one pin inside an automotive connector. Such as one pin out of 16 pins. I need a female lead that will slide over just one of those small pins. I've seen them used in videos. I just don't know how to search for one. Anyone have a link or the name of it?
Like probably most old cars, my connectors are covered with grime. I imagine back probing would push that grime into the connector and cause problems. What's the best way to clean the weather shields without getting junk into the connector? Maybe turn the connector so the weather shields are facing down and then scrub with a toothbrush and contact cleaner?
I tend to prefer backprobing whenever possible, and certainly (IMHO) when it comes to very small gauge wiring. For the CAN signal, I like to start with a BOB (breakout box) connected to the DLC.
Thanks I'm trying to verify if voltage making it to my fuel pump, continuity is good at fuse and relay, just trying to avoid buying a new pump if not needed
@@MotorAgeMagazine it turns but the fuel pump doesn't even make a hum, I have verified the relay is clicking and fuse is OK, it was a product of some rat chewing at the top of the engine bay, I've repaired all damage I could see, but before replacing the fuel pump for 300+ I wanna verify continuity of the wire run closer to the pump, I don't have a specific probe now I was considering sewing pins and a voltmeter tbh
I was confused, since this video offering was suppose to be a "How To"...All it turned out to be was about "What will Happen If You..."! Where was the PROPER PROCEDURES/STEPS..on how to properly pierce or back probe wiring??! All he showed was the ways that wires HAVE BEEN probed/pierced for years...I DID NOT hear any NEW WAYS to go about getting the job done BETTER, just "what will happen if you do it the WRONG WAY"!! All I can say is: Thanks for taking the time to film this video, but nothing NEW was learned here!!
I did cover what will happen if you don't do it correctly. And stay tuned - I will be revisiting this topic soon to show you a third way to access wiring without the need to do either! I have to save something for the future, don't I? :-)
Dumb question, but since copper does not corrode, are we actually worried about corrosion from that pin hole? Isnt the insulation just to prevent live wires from crossing???
