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I smoked a timing light today

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I borrowed a friends timing light today since mine is old and doesn't advance.  He has a one year old Bosch/Actron 7529 that he has used maybe a dozen times, I have used it twice before. So today I needed to use it again and had it on for about 10 - 15 minutes and got my timing set, then the strobe failed and soon after it started smoking through the cracks of the cheap housing.  I had it hooked up correctly. On-line reviews do indicate that the QC is spotty and many do fail.  Has anybody out there had bad luck with this unit? I gave him $80 for his tool, I don't think he will repeat his purchase though. I'm going to buy my own and not borrow his again.

 

Since I paid for it I'm going to take it apart and see what fried. At the very least I can salvage the leads, they are actually pretty good. But all in all this thing feels really cheap and the leads are actually too long for my taste. I'm looking into the style that has a hinge and the head is flatter and more rectangular. I think that will work better for the 02 since it can be fixed over the edge of the compartment with a wire harness for hands free use.

 

 

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I had an OTC 3367 fail on me shortly after buying it.  Returned it through Amazon, went into Napa and picked up an INNOVA (bendy model as you mentioned you are thinking of) and it's still working a couple years later.  Not a lot of use, but neither did the OTC when it failed either...

 

must be the silver-esk coating

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Mine is an Actron CP7529, but isn't marked Bosch, like the example pictured above. I've had it several years, using it dozens of times on lot of vehicles.  Works fine, every time.  Perhaps the newer units are suspect?  ...sux, because I've recommended this one to several people.

 

Ed

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'71 Manila..such a great car

'67 Granada 2000CS...way cool

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I had 2 Actron dwell tachs fail last year. First one dead out of the box, 2nd worked briefly.

 

Timing light still ok, tho with pretty minimal use.

 

GL,

Ray

Stop reading this! Don't you have anything better to do?? :P
'73 320i /M2 2.5; '85 ///M635CSi ; '73 320i ugly car; '99 AMG C43

 

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