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Hi Darren, It's something that caught our attention when testing the BNC+ 60A current clamp, TA473. Whilst you can't decode on it you can certainly see direction which if on a branch will tell you if the ECU is sending data out onto the bus. This forum post has a video of what you can see. picoauto​.​com/support/viewto… Hope it helps. Kind regards Ben

Thanks, Ben. That is a helpful video on the Pico current clamp. Though about twice the price of the cheaper low amp probes, it doesn't require a 9v battery (mine seems invariably to be dead as it doesn't have an auto-shutoff.) It would be cool to see a comparison between the Pico and the cheaper one on the same circuit. Of course, I could do it myself, except that I don't own a TA473, only the…

I've done this type of communication testing many times. I use it to watch the scan tool talk to (or attempt to talk to) a module. I can see the signals from the scan tool and see if the polled module responds. I just use my regular low current clamp. I've used it with a Tech2 on an older Corvette, with a MDI on a … GM product and an Autel on Honda and Subaru vehicles. It is interesting…

It is in one of our CTI classes where we try it. I would try to catch Adam Robertson teaching our Communication Breakdown class on CTIonline​.​com i will say the one problem I have seen is that the micro amp clamp I have tried could not catch the signal very well.

I second this. Adam has put a ton of work into his classes and course material and he's amazing at the Pico. As an instruction he's very enthusiastic!