Top 5 Tools: Steve Coffell, Auto World, Hazelwood, MO

Top 5 Tools: Steve Coffell, Auto World, Hazelwood, MO

Steve Coffell, a technician at Auto World in Hazelwood, MO, says his Top 5 Favorite Tools are:

 

OTC Genisys Touch – Quick scan, bidirectional control

Snap-on VANTAGE Pro – Easy-to-use waveform views.

Power Probe IV – Power and ground control

PicoScope – Live wave viewer

OTC – Low Amp Probe

 

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