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It's much easier to look over printed material than it is to look at a small LCD screen. Get someone to write a decent program, or make it open source and let others write one to bring the data to paper where others can look it over. What the hell are these people thinking?Ĭome on now. Here is a tool that has a ton on information available, including graphs, and all you get is a single collumn printout in a crude text form, that can be as many as 40 pages.
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I was so impressed with the PC software of the cheaper 3130, I was dissappointed with this model. I know I will get an argument here, but here is my viewpoint on the software 'Con': Last, but not least, there is no reference for those damn hexidecimal codes! :twisted: Doesn't have the standard center 'enter' or return buttons.Ĩ.
Bulky interface cable with a large connector between the main cable and the OBDII jumper,ħ. The tool has to re-establish the protcol everytime you change modes from within the menu,Ħ. 2 1/2x the price of the 3130 (though I have seen it selling for over $600),ģ. Only a crude text printout (see comments),Ģ. Reads xmission codes (cheapest one that has this feature),Ĩ. Close to 100 combined parameters are read out,ħ.
Real time graph (thought resolution could be better),ĥ. OBDI and OBDII with all cables and adapters,Ĥ. The OTC didn't have any real issue here.Ģ. I know it is the slowest of the 5 protocols, but with this vehicle, it was a issue.
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I'm not sure why, but for a 2000 Dodge, the update time is slow. (You need to know this before you take it in for a yearly inspection depending on where you are located.)
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ISO (older Chrysler) protocol is very slow to update,īecause of the limited number of parameters that this tool reads, I question the value of it considering for $100 less, a simple code reader that can reset codes might surfice as long as it has the ability to show if the monitors have been reset. Printout form that allows further input from the owner to hand to a mechanic.ģ. Ability to see if monitors have reset without hunting through a menn.Ħ. PC software is decent, if not outstanding for a low cost tool,ĥ. Unlike OBDII where there is one connector (for the most part), OBDI had 4 ot 5.Ģ. You save money to forgo the OBDI and all the cables and adapters that are needed. It is ODBII only which shouldn't be a problem for Joe Average and even for a small independent shop that doesn't work on pre 1995 vehicles. It is imported (no surprise) that can be had for $170 from many sources. This appears to be the norm for all OBDII scan tools of today. That allowed to view the data away from the vehicle. I have (for sale) a Actron OBDI tool which was nice since it was internally powered as opposed to relying on a separate power cord to the cigerate lighter (which is a poor electrical connection for anything AFAIC).
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The 3130 is the cheapest with no graph capibilities and good PC software.Ħ000 has the longest warrenty, free upgrades, great tech support, good PC software.ģ499 has a live enhanced data graph, transmission code capibility, largest display, but poor PC software.įirst off, this isn't my first scan tool. Only the 3499 reads transmission codes.ġ3. Even though OTC & AutoXRay are owned by the same company, they have separate support people.ġ2. Support: OTC good, AutoXRay excellant, Equus good. PC Software: 6000 has a decent printed report (in color), 3499 has only a crude B&W text printout, unknown about the 3130.ġ0. Where made: 3499 is made in Minnesota, the 3130 is imported, the 6000 was US made, but unsure on current ststus.Ĩ. A 2007 version will be released shortly, the 3499 are usually pay upgrades (some minor upgrades are free). Graph: 3499 displays live a data graph, 6000 will print a recorded graph, 3130 has no graph.Ħ. All read enhanced data codes, but only the 6000 doesn't read enhanced live data (just generic data).ĥ. What I have found by talking to the tech support people from SPX & Equus and general research is ġ. I ruled out Actron 9190 because of the lack of enhanced real time data. I'm was looking at the AutoXRay 6000, the OTC ScanPro 3499 & the Equus 3130 Scan Tool.
With all the 'Scan Tools' available, I find very little regarding reviews and recomendations.
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