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Originally Posted by 71CHOPS

a better idea would have been to post a new thread with the question rather than bring up a year old topic.

i just started one. i am looking for updated info. i am very interested.

its all good, he's was just curious.
Just got me excited though!

Originally Posted by cal closer

hey guys maby this has been covered before cant find hg3 software to work with windows 8 anyone have any ideas? btw i love my sdp2 so quick

a better idea would have been to post a new thread with the question rather than bring up a year old topic.

Originally Posted by RussellHarju

Coolwhip,

I've seen a whole kit that was blown up from an IUD in Lebanon that had shrapnel blown through in it and 90% of the tools including the HS36 still functioning.

Russ

An exploding intra uterine device sounds horrible

your post got me all excited I thought Russell was posting the new phone app! Damn you!!!! :-)

funny you say that, I just installed it on my windows 8 comp today and it worked fine? are you trying to update the hg3 or just install the software

hey guys maby this has been covered before cant find hg3 software to work with windows 8 anyone have any ideas? btw i love my sdp2 so quick

Originally Posted by lytning

I got the HG3 a week or so ago, Haven't used it yet. The SDP2 should be in tomorrow. Haven't decided about the sman4. I still haven't made up my mind about the Testo 570's. Only used them about 5 times, but got a weird reading on a cooler and the hi side temp isn't picking up. Still to cold in Maine to do AC tune ups. 90% of my work is refrigeration anyhow. Like to try to set up the HG3 in a cooler. Nah I guess not. Have a great day.

lytning if it was missing a SC or SH reading on some units if there is no SC or SH it will not read anything where others will show zero thru negative numbers for SC or SH but the actual temp should always read on temp screen.
With refrigeration it isn't uncommon to read right around zero SC on some units or conditions.
HTH

Originally Posted by energy star

I like this whole system, until it was brought to my attention that I must calibrate the sman 4 eveyday!

I haven't taken the time to research it, or test it yet, but the few times I've used my SMAN3 so far have made me wonder if they have any kind of temperature compensation for the thermocouple inputs.
If they don't, they would require recalibration basically before every use if the temperature of the instrument changes from the last time they were calibrated.

What does it take to calibrate. I always zero the testo.

Originally Posted by energy star

I like this whole system, until it was brought to my attention that I must calibrate the sman 4 eveyday!

I got the HG3 a week or so ago, Haven't used it yet. The SDP2 should be in tomorrow. Haven't decided about the sman4. I still haven't made up my mind about the Testo 570's. Only used them about 5 times, but got a weird reading on a cooler and the hi side temp isn't picking up. Still to cold in Maine to do AC tune ups. 90% of my work is refrigeration anyhow. Like to try to set up the HG3 in a cooler. Nah I guess not. Have a great day.

Originally Posted by mark beiser

I picked up my SDP2 at the supply house late yesterday, got to use it a few times today, so far I really like it.
It is WAY faster than using Testo 605-H2 humidity sticks, and I no longer have a concern about the insertion depth.
The wands work great with the 1/2' test holes I already have drilled in all of my customers equipment.

Now I guess I need an HG3.
I have to pass on the SMAN4, as I've already got 5 working sets of digital gauges.

I like this whole system, until it was brought to my attention that I must calibrate the sman 4 eveyday!

I picked up my SDP2 at the supply house late yesterday, got to use it a few times today, so far I really like it.
It is WAY faster than using Testo 605-H2 humidity sticks, and I no longer have a concern about the insertion depth.
The wands work great with the 1/2' test holes I already have drilled in all of my customers equipment.

Now I guess I need an HG3.
I have to pass on the SMAN4, as I've already got 5 working sets of digital gauges.

All the SMAN4 is updatable and you may need to update yours to communicate with the HG3 and SDP2

Here's a video how:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geFGAsUP-5g

Originally Posted by jtrammel

I have an hs36 with a few attachment heads and they hold up like a champ. I'm not sold on the whole wireless deal though because I can write down my readings just as easily and I don't know of any customer that would care to look at a printout of all the measurements because they wouldn't know what it meant anyway.

you don't know of them, just because they don't know of it either.

you start handing out a printed test result of their system being low on charge, actual black and white data from their system and it doesn't matter whether or not if they know what hose numbers mean. they now are enthusiastic with your diagnosis that is also backed by a machine, and nobody doubts machines these days, it's actually quite silly. just listen to them biotch when the less than one year old new system breaks....

i also had a customer that demanded such things as this, although they weren't on the market at the time, i just developed a excel spreadsheet for him and entered the data myself, he was none the wiser lol

Originally Posted by coolwhip

No offense, but all I see is more high priced digital plastic that will become junk/obsolete in a few years when the warranty runs out and the probes don't work. Then you pay a ridiculous price for replacement parts and have to wait 6 weeks because nobody stocks the sheit.

Don't get me wrong, I use digital meters....but I prefer analogues. I have meters from the sixties and seventies that are well made and have never let me down.

Will these meters last 40 or 50 years?

When I was a kid my RS3 and my 260P were in the shop many times!

I am convinced, got the HG3 a day or 2 ago, SDP2 should be here next week. I will be using them the first week in May I hope. I will keep you posted.

Originally Posted by itsiceman

I know which makes it all the more disturbing.

Bite me, Ice cream boy!

Originally Posted by hvac5646

There is another 5646 on You tube, yes.

I know which makes it all the more disturbing.

Originally Posted by itsiceman

Looking forward to it. Your new account or uncle clovers account since you say hvac5646 over there is not your account?

There is another 5646 on You tube, yes.