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4.3.8 Temperature Measurement

• 

Set the 

FUNCTION 

switch to the “

” position.

• 

The instrument defaults to 

ºC

 units, to select 

ºF

 units press the 

SELECT

” button once. To return to 

ºC

 units press the “

SELECT

” 

button twice.

• 

Connect the K-type thermocouple probe connector into the “

COM

” 

and “

+

” sockets observing the polarity of the connector and 

socket.

• 

Make contact between the thermocouple at the end of the 
probe the object to measure. To obtain accurate temperature 
measurements, the contact between the probe and the object to 
measure should be maintained for a few seconds until the readout 
on the display becomes stable.

• 

Connect the black test lead to the vehicle ground or negative  (-) 
terminal of the battery, and the red test lead to the breaker point of 
the distributor or negative (-) terminal of the ignition coil.

• 

To display Dwell as a percentage (

%

), press the “

SELECT

” button 

once. To display reading in degrees again, press the “

SELECT

” 

button twice.

• 

To change the trigger level and slope please refer to Section 4.4.4 
and 4.4.5 of this manual.

4.3.7 Fuel Injector (Pulse Width) Measurement

• 

Connect the black test lead to the “

COM

” socket and red test lead 

to  the “

+

” socket.

• 

Set the 

FUNCTION

 switch to the “

 

%

” position, the 

instrument default to 

, with units in ms (milliseconds).

• 

Connect the black test lead to the signal wire terminal of the fuel 
injector, and the red test lead to the positive supply wire terminal of 
the fuel injector.

• 

To display pulse width as a percentage (

%

) or duty cycle, press 

the “

SELECT”

 button twice. To display reading in ‘

ms

’ units again, 

press the “

SELECT

” button again.

• 

This function applies to both Port Fuel Injectors (PFI)  and Throttle 
Body Injectors TBI). To change the trigger level and slope please 
refer to Section 4.4.4 and 4.4.5 of this manual.

4.4 Other Functions

4.4.1 Diode Test

  

CAUTION

: Maximum Input Voltage for this function is 600 

Vrms, do not exceed this rating to avoid personal 
injuries or damage to the instrument. 

• 

Connect the black test lead to the “

COM

” socket and red test lead 

to  the “

+

” socket.

• 

Set the 

FUNCTION

 switch to the “

” position. The instrument 

will default to temperature measurement in 

ºC

 units, to select 

(diode test)

 

press the “

SELECT”

 button twice.

• 

• 

Forward voltage drop test:

 Connect the test leads across the 

diode observing the polarity: red probe to the anode (+) of the 
diode and black test lead to the cathode (-) of the diode under test. 
The readout of a good silicon diode should be between 0.4 to 0.9 
V. A readind outside this range may indicate a  defective diode. 

• 

Reverse Voltage test:

 Connect the test leads across the diode 

observing the polarity: red probe to the Catode (-) of the diode and 
black test lead to the anode (+) of the diode under test. A diode in 
good condition should produce a “

OL

“ reading, other reading may 

indicate a damaged or defective diode.

4.4.2 Manual and Autoranging Operation

• 

To lock the present range, press the “

RANGE

” button once, and 

the 

 display indicator will turn off. Pressing the “

RANGE

” button 

will step through the ranges. Pressing  and holding the “RANGE” 
button for 1 second or more will restore the meter to autorange 
mode.

• 

NOTE:

 When the instrument is in Record, Hold or Relative mode, 

pressing the “

RANGE

” button will cause the meter to exit these 

operations.

Temperature

Probe

Surface under

measurement

Measuring 

Dwell 

Measuring 

Pulse Width on 

EFI 

systems

Measuring 

Temperature

Summary of Contents for CT8027

Page 1: ...and 9V battery 3 2 Electrical Specifications Accuracies are of reading number of least significant digits at 23 C 5 C less than 75 RH For DC AC current measurement the maximum current of 10 A is for 30 Sec with 5 min cool down between measurements 4 OPERATION 4 1 Instrument Description 1 Case 2 4 Digit LCD display 3 Secondary Functions Button 4 Auto Manual Select 5 Function Switch 6 Current Measur...

Page 2: ...urement Readout will show on the LCD display 4 3 2 DC Current measurement Connect the black test lead to the COM socket and red test lead to the A mA input connector Set the FUNCTION switch to the mA A function Connect the test leads in series with the source or load under measurement The instrument default to DC measurement To measure AC Current press the SELECT button momentarily Connect the tes...

Page 3: ...ain This function applies to both Port Fuel Injectors PFI and Throttle Body Injectors TBI To change the trigger level and slope please refer to Section 4 4 4 and 4 4 5 of this manual 4 4 Other Functions 4 4 1 Diode Test CAUTION Maximum Input Voltage for this function is 600 Vrms do not exceed this rating to avoid personal injuries or damage to the instrument Connect the black test lead to the COM ...

Page 4: ...or no significant meter reading changes The instrument is turned automatically ON if the FUNCTION switch is operated 4 4 9 External power lines noise filtering When the RECORD function is activated the instrument will turn off the AUTO POWER OFF function and the indicator in the display will not show To read the MAX MIN MAX MIN and AVG press the REC button to step through the recorded measurements...

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