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News Release from: Fluke (UK) | Subject: ADS-SCC198 Automotive Accessory Kit
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 March 2007
Automotive diagnostics package released
The ADS-SCC198 Automotive Accessory Kit is used in conjunction with a Fluke 190 series ScopeMeter - a Fluke 196C is recommended.
Fluke has introduced a specialist automotive diagnostics package developed in partnership with ADS, one of the UK's leading vehicle diagnostic experts The ADS-SCC198 Automotive Accessory Kit is used in conjunction with a Fluke 190 series ScopeMeter - a Fluke 196C is recommended
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The package includes a DVD, in which ADs' Frank Massey presents a four-hour tutorial explaining best practice in the use of a Fluke 196C to troubleshoot modern computer-controlled systems and sensor problems, and the Fluke SCC198 Accessory Kit.
The handheld Fluke 196C Colour ScopeMeter is a high-performance, dual-input oscilloscope with a 100MHz bandwidth and 1Gsamples/s sampling rate.
It provides an analogue oscilloscope like waveform decay, enabling easy identification of individual waveforms on the large, backlit display.
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The 196C continually captures and stores the last 100 screensb ensuring irregular glitches are not missed, and FlukeView software provides further analysis, documenting and archiving.
The Fluke SCC198 Accessory Kit provides a host of connectivity accessories and FlukeView software for the 196 to enable quick and easy measurements on automotive electronic systems.
Modern motor vehicles now have many interconnected computer-controlled systems and sensors.
Even though the vehicle may contain some sort of internal diagnostics, these can fail to identify the real cause of a problem or the actual component that is at fault.
Frank Massey, founder of Automotive Diagnostics Solutions, offers troubleshooting methods and tips.
Getting to the root cause of a problem takes a structured approach, common sense, knowledge and the right tools.
Frank Massey has been using Fluke tools to diagnose troublesome automotive problems for the past 10 years.
Filmed in high definition in a real workshop environment, the down to earth, jargon-free approach makes learning easy.
Consisting of 10 parts, the DVD methodically leads the viewer from total beginner to real-world vehicle testing.
As well as learning how to use the ScopeMeter to best effect, the viewer will learn some of the skills and procedures that Frank Massey has developed in order to fault-find more effectively.
Part 1 shows how to operate the Scopemeter Test Tool, and some of the many uses it can be put to.
Part 2 demonstrates connectivity to the vehicle using various adaptors and accessories.
Parts 3-8 explore two critical skills: applying the tool properly, and interpreting waveforms correctly.
Many test procedures, which often enable previously complex decisions to be made quickly and profitably, have evolved through many thousands of hours of commercial experience.
Part 9 covers FlukeView software and its role in establishing a component testing data base for accurate waveform evaluation.
Part 10 brings the tutorial fully up to date with filmed footage including test techniques on a modern control system exploring coil on plug ignition and air mass meter evaluation. Request a free brochure from Fluke (UK) ...
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