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General => General Technical => Technical Stickies => Topic started by: imiitek on December 22, 2010, 10:34:25 PM

Title: silly question need a name of a tool
Post by: imiitek on December 22, 2010, 10:34:25 PM
whats the tool that clips into the ht lead and onto a spark plug to test for spark
is their a proper name (spark tester)thing
Title: silly question need a name of a tool
Post by: DR SCHNITZEL on December 23, 2010, 08:49:49 AM
Shielded pliers?
Title: silly question need a name of a tool
Post by: trotter on December 23, 2010, 09:00:37 AM
^^this, pull the lead + plug, hold with a pair of shielded pliers and look for spark! :D
Title: silly question need a name of a tool
Post by: Prof on December 23, 2010, 10:15:10 AM
You can use a timing gun to see spark activity - these have a clamp transformer that clamps onto the HT lead.
 
You can also get the transformer on it\'s own with banana plugs to use with a multimeter or hand held scope.
 
I think Sealy and others also do a full standalone ignition tester unit
Title: silly question need a name of a tool
Post by: philiwily on December 23, 2010, 01:34:56 PM
I think he was talking about one of these.
 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spark-Plug-HT-tester-/320630406596?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa70fbdc4 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spark-Plug-HT-tester-/320630406596?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa70fbdc4)
Title: silly question need a name of a tool
Post by: Prof on December 23, 2010, 03:58:14 PM
Was thinking along these lines :
 
http://www.onosokki.net/catalog/viewProduct.cfm?ProductID=140
Title: silly question need a name of a tool
Post by: imiitek on December 23, 2010, 08:39:02 PM
Quote from: philiwily;733690I think he was talking about one of these.
 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spark-Plug-HT-tester-/320630406596?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa70fbdc4 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spark-Plug-HT-tester-/320630406596?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa70fbdc4)

thats the puppy dog thanks