Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Portable inductive spark testers?

From: Pat Horne <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 19:25:32 -0500

Been a while since I bought from Lisle, but they used to have good stuff. I'd give it a try. 

Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
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On May 25, 2016, at 6:02 PM, Jim Franklin <[email-masked]> wrote:

I'm looking to toss one in a basic troubleshooting kit for the moto. Some folks at garagejournal recommended the Lisle :

http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-19380-Spark-Tester/dp/B0002STS3U

But for < $10 I'm hesitant, since I'll likely be broken down on the road when I need this, and it had a few "cheap junk didn't work" reviews. Curious what y'all's experience is with them.

thanks,
jim
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From: John Innis <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 06:57:06 -0500

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I have that unit (not sure about the brand, but it looks exactly the same),
and it does work pretty well.  My only complaint is that the light is not
very bright and ca be difficult to see in bright sunlight.  I made a custom
sun shade (cardboard tube from a roll of paper towels) for mine and it is
much easier to see in the sun.  The thing I really like about this is that
it does not need batteries or have to be hooked up to the car.  That means
it will work on the lawn mower / weed eater / chainsaw when it breaks down
out in the middle of the yard.  My only other complaint about this thing is
that it won't clip onto the plug wire (so you can't set it in place and
pull the recoil on the mower to check for spark).  The one I have is at
least 30 years old and still works.

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Jim Franklin <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> I'm looking to toss one in a basic troubleshooting kit for the moto. Some
> folks at garagejournal recommended the Lisle :
>
> But for < $10 I'm hesitant, since I'll likely be broken down on the road
> when I need this, and it had a few "cheap junk didn't work" reviews.
> Curious what y'all's experience is with them.
>
> thanks,
> jim
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I have that unit (not sure about the brand, but it looks e=
xactly the same), and it does work pretty well.=C2=A0 My only complaint is =
that the light is not very bright and ca be difficult to see in bright sunl=
ight.=C2=A0 I made a custom sun shade (cardboard tube from a roll of paper =
towels) for mine and it is much easier to see in the sun.=C2=A0 The thing I=
 really like about this is that it does not need batteries or have to be ho=
oked up to the car.=C2=A0 That means it will work on the lawn mower / weed =
eater / chainsaw when it breaks down out in the middle of the yard.=C2=A0 M=
y only other complaint about this thing is that it won&#39;t clip onto the =
plug wire (so you can&#39;t set it in place and pull the recoil on the mowe=
r to check for spark).=C2=A0 The one I have is at least 30 years old and st=
ill works.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e">On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Jim Franklin <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">jamesf@groupwbench.=
org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I&#39;m looking=
 to toss one in a basic troubleshooting kit for the moto. Some folks at gar=
agejournal recommended the Lisle :<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-19380-Spark-Tester/dp/B0002STS3U" re=
l=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-19380-Spark-=
Tester/dp/B0002STS3U</a><br>
<br>
But for &lt; $10 I&#39;m hesitant, since I&#39;ll likely be broken down on =
the road when I need this, and it had a few &quot;cheap junk didn&#39;t wor=
k&quot; reviews. Curious what y&#39;all&#39;s experience is with them.<br>
<br>
thanks,<br>
jim<br>
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From: Jim Franklin <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 19:21:24 -0400

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On May 26, 2016, at 12:03 AM, David Scheidt <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Actually, I'm wrong: I checked the link.  I've got a 26900.  It's got
> a ground wire and clip.  I've tried the the totally wireless kind
> (though not that one), and found them unreliable.  If they flashed,
> you ahd spark.  If they didn't, maybe you didn't have spark.  maybe
> you did, and the tester was acting up.

Yea, that's my concern, and I rarely ride where there are naive =
neighborhood kids to use, so I ordered this one too. :-)

Thanks all.

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up.</span></blockquote></div><br><div>Yea, that's my concern, and I =
rarely ride where there are naive neighborhood kids to use, so I ordered =
this one too. :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks =
all.</div><div><br></div><div>jim</div></body></html>=

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