I use a multimeter and bumble through what I need to do. Never really know what I'm doing but most often get the results I need. Can anyone post a guide on how to use the multimeter settings and what applications you would use them for in an automotive environment?
Yes I could do with a guide on this as well and other than I can test my battery and see if it's takeing a charge that's it and that's by just turning the nob till its show some numbers up
This guide by Fluke is quite good to show you what is possible. Some of whats in the guide is not relevant to T2's and some of the tests wont be possible with a basic multimeter, but it should give you a good quick start guide and understanding. The battery info is one of the useful things - around 13-14.5V charging, full battery with no load is 12.6V, nearly empty at about 12.1V http://assets.fluke.com/appnotes/automotive/beatbook.pdf Fluke meters are expensive and quality devices, but you can achieve much of what you need with a cheapo one.
