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What’s the downside to this as opposed to the tech2 ?
What can’t it do that the tech2 can?
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What’s the downside to this as opposed to the tech2 ?
What can’t it do that the tech2 can?
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i'm not sure exactly but I think it's very little difference if anything it was just something I read and there were no specifics given
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tablet or laptop would be the best option, it can run a pc also but wouldn't be very convenient
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The tech 2 is a better option for me then. I have a MacBook. I’d have to buy a separate windows laptop or tablet.
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Sorry to be posting on a necro thread, but it seemed the right place for this question.
I got my Tech 2 today, like everyone else, weeks ahead of when they said it would be here, when I bought it.
Everything seems to be here, although the docs disc is kaput, looks like somebody spilled a corrosive solvent on the read side of the CD, so for now, no written manuals. The TIS200 stuff read and loaded fine.
My first real glitch is my Tech 2 doesn’t recognize my Candi module. The modules LED flashes green and all the connectors appear solid, but I keep getting a message that there is no Candi module found.
Anyone see this before, if you have a fix, I would be very appreciative.
I have to contact the seller for a fresh docs CD, so will also ask him.
I got my Tech 2 today, like everyone else, weeks ahead of when they said it would be here, when I bought it.
Everything seems to be here, although the docs disc is kaput, looks like somebody spilled a corrosive solvent on the read side of the CD, so for now, no written manuals. The TIS200 stuff read and loaded fine.
My first real glitch is my Tech 2 doesn’t recognize my Candi module. The modules LED flashes green and all the connectors appear solid, but I keep getting a message that there is no Candi module found.
Anyone see this before, if you have a fix, I would be very appreciative.
I have to contact the seller for a fresh docs CD, so will also ask him.
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Best way to do it, posting to these old threads avoids duplication of info.
Mine is new in box from China diags and I have yet to break it out of the box yet. I’ll have to get into it soon to verify it’s all intact.
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Mine is new in box from China diags and I have yet to break it out of the box yet. I’ll have to get into it soon to verify it’s all intact.
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Mine does that too. I suspect a flakey connection in one of the plugs. I just power it off disconnect and reconnect the plugs. Usually by the second or third try it will connect. Also, take a close look at the plugs for plastic mold flashing that gets in the little holes. I had some of that too.
Thanks, I will give it a try. There are a number of fixes when I google it, a few bordering on shamanism to get it to work, all seem to have common ground with the connectors being cycled and power off/on sequences.
OK, got it working.
Two of the pins on the RS232 connector (looks like RS232 anyway), going into the handheld portion of the unit were bent. The connector obviously had enough pins to provide power and some sense lines to the CANdi module to make it happy (flashing green light), but the bent (actually smashed after the connector was screwed together) were needed for successful communications.
The connector used is a cheapie (the pins are very soft). The good news is the soft pins allowed me to straighten both smashed ones with small forceps and not break them off. The bad news is this thing is never going to be disconnected again because they are not stiff enough to be sure they won't snag again in the future and bend/smash again. I suspect that cycle will not be very forgiving if it happened. That's OK, I will just keep the big cardboard box it came in as my case.
Two of the pins on the RS232 connector (looks like RS232 anyway), going into the handheld portion of the unit were bent. The connector obviously had enough pins to provide power and some sense lines to the CANdi module to make it happy (flashing green light), but the bent (actually smashed after the connector was screwed together) were needed for successful communications.
The connector used is a cheapie (the pins are very soft). The good news is the soft pins allowed me to straighten both smashed ones with small forceps and not break them off. The bad news is this thing is never going to be disconnected again because they are not stiff enough to be sure they won't snag again in the future and bend/smash again. I suspect that cycle will not be very forgiving if it happened. That's OK, I will just keep the big cardboard box it came in as my case.
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