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—Read All Instructions Before Using The Analyzer—

Always wear eye protection when testing vehicles. Be extra careful

near batteries and moving parts. Do not lay tools on a battery.

Battery gas is highly explosive.

If a battery explodes ﬂ ush the acid away from skin with generous

amounts of water. Follow up with a neutralizing solution of baking

soda and then more water.

Never use a wrench on the ungrounded battery terminal until

the grounded one has been disconnected. Contact between the

vehicle body metal and the hot terminal can cause sparks to ignite

gas or even weld tools into a battery short circuit.

Keep the space around a battery well ventilated.

Do not make sparks or allow ﬂ ames near batteries.

Before working on a vehicle set the brakes and block the wheels.

Beware of automatic parking brake releases.

Keep your work area well ventilated and free of exhaust.

Avoid electrical shocks caused by getting close to live ignition wires

or touching the coil TACH terminal. A personʼs reaction near a

live engine can be more damaging than the shock.

Keep spark producing devices at least 0.5m (18”) above the ﬂ oor

to reduce the hazard of igniting gasoline vapor.

Do not let test leads wind up in a moving fan or pulley. Route

leads away.

Remove ﬁ nger rings and metal wrist bands. They can short

terminals and become very hot from electric current.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

E088-01G

Power

Leads

Induc-

tive Spark

Pickup

Advance

Buttons

Mode

Button

Digital Tach-Advance Timing

Light

OPERATORʼS MANUAL

Summary of content (4 pages)

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS —Read All Instructions Before Using The Analyzer— Always wear eye protection when testing vehicles. Be extra careful near batteries and moving parts. Do not lay tools on a battery. Battery gas is highly explosive. If a battery explodes ﬂush the acid away from skin with generous amounts of water. Follow up with a neutralizing solution of baking soda and then more water. Never use a wrench on the ungrounded battery terminal until the grounded one has been disconnected.
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Introduction The Ferret 88 is a Dual Display Tach-Advance Timing Light. Both RPM and advance can be read at the same time. The Ferret 88 also includes a Strobe function which will allow you to measure the RPM of any rotating device. Operating Speciﬁcations Scale Range Advance (400-5,000 RPM) to 90 degrees Tachometer 400 to 9,990 rpm Strobe RPM 400 to 5,000 rpm Power Req. 10 to 16 Volts DC, 1.5 Amp Resolution/Accuracy 0.
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Inductive Pickup around Spark Wire Red Black Timing Marks 12 Volt Battery Timing Advance Control Buttons Initial Timing Measurement Follow the engine service manual procedure or the emission control label in the engine compartment. Not all engines can be adjusted. For engines with ﬁxed timing, you can determine the operational status of the timing system.
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Strobe Light Measurements Technical Support 1. Connect the power leads: RED - positive, BLACK - negative. Push the Mode Select button to select strobe operation. Include a note describing the problem. The Strobe function on the Ferret 88 does not require the use of the inductive spark pickup. You can use the strobe function to determine the RPM of any rotating device. 2. Point the light beam at a rotating device. 3. Use the trigger button to increase or decrease the rate of the strobe ﬂash 4.