Here is another desktop application from Louis Schussman.  Thanks Louis!

Here are some image of my diagnostic cart


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I was talking to one of my tool dealers and told him this was a nice case and he asked if I wanted it.  I said sure and he gave it to me.  Of course I modified it and put it to good use.

My pc is not displayed here but when I need to use it I just open the case and place it on top.


I have the 212-3 powered off the jump box so it is truly mobile

If you power the older 212 series this way be sure to check the charge level of the jump box/ power supply before use.  If it is low it can give some weird readings on the scope.  As Tom would say don't ask me how I know that.

Craftsman Mobile Tool Dock works great in the shop. It has taken a couple of hits and still works the same.

I also forgot to tell you I hooked my pico box on the boom and ran colored wires so you know what channel is what and so some guy don't trip over the cords and rip your pico box out.

Well what brought this up was Carl Grotti showed me how he uses a presentation mouse on his 40 foot wide screen external monitor  that he has  hooked to his lap top that he has sitting at the side of the bay.


A presentation mouse is a wireless mouse  that you can aim it at the external monitor and control the pico from the car seat.

Very sweet idea"s Carl thanks.

So what I did was buy a flat screen monitor and take the mount off of it and make a hook on the back to hook to the steering wheel now I can sit in the drivers seat and use the presentation mouse on the flat screen and run my pico from there and I don't have to get up to change a setting or freeze or etc.

Then I made a bracket at the side of this test bay that I can hang it on if I want to take the car out and bring in another one.

Here is the monitor in the truck I was working on

Well I have one other set up and this one Carl might need with his new tool.

This one was an old allen scope.

Hopfully these set up's give some people ideas for carts that they can build cheap and look nice.

I guess we better look at Carls new toy.

Went  to see a friend in the hospital awhile back, seem One of the support personel come in and ask what he wanted for lunch( pushing this small pole type cart with a laptop on it with a couple of baskets etc..) Well I have a cust in the medical sales field and he is looking for something. In the meantime I ran across this on E-bay item # 280095411574 that was designed for a mobile ecg station, they sale new for 500.oo or so and appears to maybe work for some guys(buyitnow for 280.oo). I also found a company(AFC) that builds some nice carts   http://www.afcindustries.com/Pole_Cart_app.htm ;   that look pretty interesting for around the 600.oo range. Thought I would share this as I am still undecided and waiting for my cust to get back to me on what he found.
Regards,
Dave

Here is mine, got about 200 coco`s in her..Very Proud of it 

Dave

I can set-up 2 separate laptops on this, but use the right half for notes etc....for now.
Dave

Dave

Are you into PCs or what  man is that your work office or home 

Is the cart stable when moved around? you havea nice setup well done,

Mick

This set works much better than I originally planned.

5.25" External drive enclosure wrapped in neoprene with self sealing silicone tape.

2" L-Brackets, velcro and other fasteners. All aluminum parts.

Samsung Q1 with wireless hi speed. Pico works best with a mouse for me.

I actually downloaded pico 6.0.11 wirelessly while working on a car.

OK let's[smiley=rockon.gif]go on.
I attached the SO and AE connectors with velcro to the side of the box, made short data & usb cables and ordered an obdII extension cable http://www.obd2cables.com/products/product_info.php?cPath=21_29&products_id=89 with connector http://www.obd2cables.com/products/product_info.php?products_id=44 to make the vehicle connection
The TEMP and RPM connectors are for the 5-gas tester.
My Pico is safely stored underneath the laptop and after trimming the wiring with 90 degree connectors my setup was ready for use
All this might be devious it took me about 1.5 day to plan and make this but I like to make my own tools sometimes
The easiest way to avoid these annoying cables lying on the floor and protect your Pico is to just order the Pico Boom http://www.datec.us/

Jan.

Very nice Jan
I saw some where you mentioned moving your shop.  Is that one not nice enough?
Are you strickly a foreign car specialist?
  Down the road from me there is a fellow who came from the Netherlands and he works on mostly foreign cars in his shop. He told me one day that he worked for a pontiac dealer before he came to this country so I tell him he was always a foreign car mechanic

Jan Kraakman wrote on Aug 27^th, 2008 at 4:12am:


Jan, how are you liking that PICO boom? It looks like a nice setup for a decent price, I'm just wondering if the added cabling adds a lot of noise into the signals?

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to show off my little cart mod that I made.
I find having the laptop on the boom very handy when I need to work in strange places, like inside a cabin working at a kick panel or under the dash.

I have the boom height adjustable so I can have the laptop at eye level if I am working on my knees inside the car. I also made the laptop platform adjustable so I can tilt the computer towards me.

I know it probably looks a little strange but I find it works really well for me.

Cheers,
Rod

Hi Mick,

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Na, I have 1" angle around the edge of the platform and a rubber mat to stop it from slipping.
It never moves on it.

The boom is extendible.

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Yeh, the tape looks pretty ordinary I know! I have a very strong rubber octopus strap taped to the pico.
It is the same type of strap as the one you can just see in the picture hanging from the hood. The pico hooks into a small  hole in the top of the boom. I hang the pico under the bonet if i need more length or even hang it from the platform sometimes. I hate the tape on my new toy but it works really well, very quick and easy to move the Pico anywhere i need to.

Tool cart setup. Got me pico ona mountain cart w/5 drawers that was for a genysis. Using a hp 23' monitor and panasonic toughbook computer. All wireless w/speakers/microphone. Pretty cool deal.

Dan,
  Who's the model in the back office there, I think I may have that same poster!  Ha ha, nice setup.

This is my cart I built. Forgive the picture quality. I incorporated vertical slots in the rear (rubber weatherstrip lined) so that cables can pass through easily. Several holes where I can attach S-hooks. Looks bare as I only pull out the laptop, pico, attachments, scanners, etc. when I need them.

Also wanted to show the back on my Pico. I added one of those stick on wall hangers you can find at most stores. I hang a S-hook under the hood and then hang the Pico off it. Works great, keeps it out of my way and away from engine heat and accessories.

Last pic shows my scanner drawer (Pico and it's accessories are stored in different drawer) of my toolbox. Main laptop for Pico is stored in that hard black case. Another good tip, save cases from any items you get. That case came from a Snap On MicroVat, is foam lined and holds a laptop and some accessories (power cord, etc.) nicely. (iATN members can see a post on that at http://members.iatn.net/forums/read/msg.aspx?f=forum8&m=85553&fv=3&page=1 ). 2 other laptops in that drawer, along with IDS, Mentor, Mastertech, etc. A lot squeezed into that single drawer.

Nice Setup Brad.
What's the CODA box up the back?
Your Smoke Pro have a dipstick in the top or the little bung hole?

Brad H wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2011 at 12:45am:


It's near your shelves up the back. I zoomed in, my mistake. It looked like a CODA sticker at first look.

Brad H wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2011 at 12:45am:


I know.. Something that smells that good couldn't possibly be good for you 

hERE goes my latest setup. And a picture of tha nano in action.

bORED...

You use that ole sunner as an extended desktop.? We could have done more w/the suns but no trainage onit after thay left.

I use a garganuan vac gauge out of a jumbo sun machine. Still work good.  The needle is 6 to 8 inches long.

Another portable set-up.

Andy.

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Now thats an idea...

The best bits the velcro (idea's you get when the Mrs drags you round spotlight) that holds the laptop and scope in place. Rock solid. Thats until you want to pull it off. Snap, crackle, pop springs to mind.

Andy.

Hello All,
This is the diagnostic cart I am using.  I put everything but the boom on it, about 2 years ago.  The boom was added about 3 months ago and is working very well.  It is patterned after Mac's lead boom with a couple of changes.  In the side view, you will see Tom's protective boot being used with pride!  It isn't very compact, but has what I need on it when I need it.  My case with everything but my WPS500 is very close by.
The way these pics appear posted here leaves me thinking my photographic skills leave alot to be desired!   If you click on each .jpg title, the pictures will appear as they were taken.
Take care,
Doug S

Tom Roberts wrote on Apr 29^th, 2011 at 1:26pm:


Thanks Tom,
Is there any way I can re-post those pictures to have them appear about the same size as everyone else's pics that you know of?   
Doug S.

nobbyclrk wrote on Apr 29^th, 2011 at 4:36pm:


Hi Andy,
I will give it a try.
Thanks,
Doug S.

Hi Tom,
I guess they will have to stand as I am going to Leavenworth with my wife to visit her parents.  I also will need to learn how to use Irfanview when I get back as I just downloaded it to my desktop PC.
Thanks again,
Doug S.

Here are some images of my latest setup designed for a desktop PC.  Although it is not complete I successfully made a trial run with it capturing a failing crank sensor in the process. 

Components are:

Computer stand from Family dollar, moving dolly from Harbor freight, an extra wooden pallet supplied the support bars, a kitchen TV for the monitor, a refurbished Compaq and a UPS for improved portability. Plan is to reinforce it with angle iron which will allow for mounting the speakers and using the wall mount supplied with the TV.

Sam

Here's what I have recently put together, still a work in progress and would like to mount a larger screen to the underside of the flip up lid.  The cart is Napa but it was only 350 and works well enough.  Can only open one drawer at a time, which can get irritating at times but haven't spent the time yet to figure a way around it.

PRESTON wrote on Aug 4^th, 2011 at 7:26am:


reply #54 in this thread on page 4.

Preston,

I fixed your images for you.  Thanks for sharing them. 

Now go and get IrfanView  

www.imageresizer.com

Be sure to work in the correct mode (.jpg .bmp or whatever), use better image quality. Also capable of resizing lots of pictures at a time (shift+ or ctrl+)
One of the best I've found for free. Mihov also has a gallery creator, creating thumbnails, html-code and everything. Very useful. You're welcome!

Nice....

Sorry. i'll try this

So here are a few snaps of my second generation diagnostic cart.  It is not just for Pico, but for all my scanning, scope, electrical diagnostics.  Let me know what you think.

Nice! I like the tower hook up deal

maybe one of you guys can help me resize these images sorry!

no i dont know how to resize them. ill see what i can figure out

DaveR wrote on May 10^th, 2012 at 10:29am:


  Nailed it

Notice the empty spot where I'm waiting for my micro current probe? The company that made these inserts said they could modify them to fit different size drawers, two of the three foam inserts are four inches thick one is three inches thick

DaveR wrote on May 10^th, 2012 at 10:35am:


  Yeah, I saw that, good idea 

Preston the cart was just under 1000 bucks. I then made the shelf with the laptop on it > It is removeable only held on with giant magnets. Of course the boom is part Datec part me. I'd rather have all Rod though. His boom blows mine away. Only thing left is tyo design something to hold my laptop like Rod did on his cart

  Very well done I wish I had the room in my shop for something like that 

crackerclicker wrote on May 10^th, 2012 at 7:52pm:


Thanks man that means a lot to me 

Welcome to the group! Nice stand and yes the image came through nicely. How about posting some more shots of it. I'm looking for some idea but also want it to have a boom.

Spence

Hi Preston, thanks - the brake is cam actuated for rear tires lock up and its manual.it rolled across the shop before I installed.lol

Spence thanks pal, I  will post more as I go. It did have a boom first-it looked to awkward.the scope mount in picture is  a rubber plow cutting edge(bearing mounted) on what was originally atop of the boom.I  will know better when i get DSO. Then I will have a better idea of BNC cables length etc.I have ford IDS vcm/vmm mounted on it now.

work in progress

Future (PICO) Test Dummy. and No I don't have to much time on my hands 5.7L Chevy with working evap syst/Instr.cluster/theft/  also adjustable ignition KV/ .020-.080 orific vacuum leak-runner leak/ Do you think ill be able to put through drive cylce??
Will Be ordering DSO monday

I Like your test dummy....now that's what you call easy to get to....no strain on your back when you get that pico out....

Karl, my favorite part of the Cart-in-progress (Prior to the Pico addition) is the fire bottle, is that specifically for the Test Dummy?  I have more extinguishers than are required, and get asked about it every time there is an inspection personnel change. In the 70's Navy Firefighting training was to throw you in a burning steel box, and or shove you up against a vat of burning #2 fuel, never quite got over it. I'll fight a fire.  Just not very long!

Here are some pictures submitted by Mike Flach who asked me to post them up for him.

Mike, read this for procedures to post up pictures and attachments yourself.  I'll do it for you this time....

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