No worries, I just actually bought a PPIII a couple days ago because I missed having one, so now I have both tools.  It's a rather large investment, but I would rather someone at least be able to test it out rather than collect dust on the bottom shelf of my diag. cart.  Really the only thing I don't like about it is the heft of it, but obviously it was built that way to be able to carry the extra current that it can.  Anyhow, let me know if you are interested Spark, and we'll try and figure something out.  If you can wait another couple weeks, I wonder if the shipping will be cheaper from Florida as opposed to Oregon???  Then again, maybe not, dunno.

Okay wasn't going to mention this before, but I feel I must now.  When I first got my unit, it had an issue.  It popped a 65A circuit breaker on a headlight bulb.  Called PowerProbe and they told me to send it in.  Okay three weeks or so later I got it back without an explanation and when I called to check on it during that time, they couldn't find my unit and said they would call me back.  They never did.  Okay so I called them once I got it back and asked what they found.  They said they couldn't find anything wrong with it, but it wasn't popping circuit breakers any more.  I caulked it up to user error some how.  Then 2 days ago I hooked the unit up and it wouldn't go beyond the initial serial number screen.  Called PowerProbe and they said I would have to send it in again.  Okay so this is the second time I've been without it since Jan this year.  I hope it's just my tool and all of them aren't like this, but it is upsetting.  I'm actually going to request they send me another unit.  Who knows what will happen with that request.

PRESTON wrote on Jun 8^th, 2013 at 9:10pm:



Yeah straight out of the box I had problems until I sent it off.  They kept trying to tell me it was going into ark detection mode.  But it wasn't.  When the unit goes into ark detection mode, it emits an alternating tone, but it doesn't pop the circuit breaker.  My unit was popping the circuit breaker.  So I decided to use a headlamp bulb so there was no chance of ark detection mode kicking in.  started at 20A and moved up until it was still popping at 65A.  That's when I called them back and they finally told me to send it to them.  They still said they couldn't find anything wrong with the unit, but it wasn't popping circuit breakers when I got it back and I used the same headlamp bulb to ensure I wasn't crazy.  It powered it fine at 30A.  So I guess I was imagining it the entire time.    Love the unit since until this past week.

autosparky wrote on Jun 10^th, 2013 at 12:59am:

That was the issue, It didn't matter which circuit breaker amperage I chose it still popped it on the headlamp.  After sending it off the first time this issue was resolved.  I think I just have a bad unit.

i paid 500 dollors more than that thing is worth when it first came out and i still use my power probe 3 or the trusty fluke 88 that thing is too big allways telling me i have a bad ground eve whe i touch it too the neg batt terminal some cool fetures amp probe high current output but overall not worth the space it takes up in my toolbox

I called PowerProbe back this week and requested they replace mine with another unit.  My fear is that I have a defective unit.  This is the second time since I got it in Jan that it has been in for service.  I got transferred a couple times, but once I was on the phone with the correct person, they agreed.  They are going to replace mine with a refurbished unit.  So hopefully I will not have any problems with the replacement unit.  I haven't heard of anyone else having these issues and my second encounter with customer support has proven a better experience.