{"id":2340,"date":"2015-04-06T12:11:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T12:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2015-04-06T12:11:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T12:11:39","slug":"coil-on-plug-and-signal-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=2340","title":{"rendered":"Coil-on-plug and signal probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest design of Coil-on-plug (COP) and signal probe from Pico Technology is the fastest way you can check coil-on-plug ignition coils and spark plugs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find misfires fast<\/li>\n<li>Displays scope patterns of the secondary, faster than scoping the primary<\/li>\n<li>Works on all automotive scopes capable of displaying ignition patterns<\/li>\n<li>Can also be used to investigate injectors and other inductive actuators<\/li>\n<li>Flexible design allows for easier access to hard-to-reach components<\/li>\n<li>No batteries required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compatible with any Pico Automotive scope, the COP and signal probe can also pick up injector and actuator waveforms on a wide variety of vehicle makes and models. You can buy the probe on its own or with a special grounded cable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/COP-tester.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2341\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2341\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=2341\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/COP-tester.png?fit=320%2C270\" data-orig-size=\"320,270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"COP tester\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/COP-tester.png?fit=320%2C270\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/COP-tester.png?resize=300%2C253\" alt=\"COP tester\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/COP-tester.png?resize=300%2C253 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/COP-tester.png?resize=178%2C150 178w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/COP-tester.png?resize=150%2C127 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/COP-tester.png?w=320 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.picoauto.com\/coil-on-plug.html\">Coil-on-plug and signal probe<\/a> page on their website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest design of Coil-on-plug (COP) and signal probe from Pico Technology is the fastest way you can check coil-on-plug ignition coils and spark plugs. Find misfires fast Displays scope patterns of the secondary, faster than scoping the primary Works on all automotive scopes capable of displaying ignition patterns Can also be used to investigate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automotive","category-diagnostics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p79TdE-BK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1344,"url":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=1344","url_meta":{"origin":2340,"position":0},"title":"Advanced Corona Ignition System (ACIS)","author":"Tom Denton","date":"March 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"TECHNOLOGY ENABLES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY, REDUCED EMISSIONS, EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE System technology enables up to 10-percent reduced fuel consumption and is designed for volume manufacturing in current and future engine architectures FRANKFURT, September 13, 2011 \u2026 Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) will introduce at this year's IAA (Frankfurt Auto Show,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Automotive&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Automotive","link":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?cat=15"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1054,"url":"http:\/\/tomdenton.org\/blog\/?p=1054","url_meta":{"origin":2340,"position":1},"title":"How do I measure&#8230; everything from voltage to the speed of light","author":"Tom Denton","date":"June 10, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a selection of some interesting and fun information about measurement from my favourite \u2018scope\u2019 company Pico. 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