“An automotive technician’s pay is heavily based on produc-
tivity. Any tool that saves you time makes you money. There
are many routine tasks where this meter would help to do
just that. I work out of 3 bays and often on several cars at
once. Multi-tasking is a necessity. If I want to monitor para-
sitic drain on a battery of one car while doing something
else two bays away, this meter would allow me to do that.
Another reality of the job is having to do more from the
driver’s seat. With electronic throttle control you can no
longer manipulate the throttle from under the hood or
without being tethered to the scan tool. With this meter,
underhood temperatures and readings can be monitored
from the driver’s seat without having to route the meter
leads or strain to see the display. At the same time, this
allows shorter leads to be used eliminating the worry of
them being pinched, tripped over, or falling onto a hot
exhaust pipe.“ M.H., Nebraska
“We sometimes need to hook a meter to a control module
and then drive the lift truck around while taking measure-
ments. Sometimes the meters can’t be mounted in a location
that is easy to read while operating the lift trucks. With the
Fluke 233, we could connect the base unit up to take mea-
surements and mount the remote display on the instrument
panel. This would be much safer than what we do today.”
J.H., Kentucky
“I think that remote display would be great to sit in front of
the windshield while the test leads are connected under the
hood. There are many situations where I need to be inside
the cab cranking the engine while looking at the display
and that is impossible with conventional multimeters. Often
times a second technician is necessary to look at a display
or to crank the engine. The Fluke 233 would likely increase
productivity and improve technician efficiency in many sce-
narios. I think it would also enhance personal safety because
I am often near rotating engine components while trying to
hold and read a display. I could connect and stand back and
look at the display while in a safe location.” S.B., Missouri
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