Professional Tool And Equipment News - May 2020 - 50
Made for diagnostics
Cody Gaddie, master certified technician and shop foreman,
crafted his tool cart specifically for all his diagnostic tooling needs.
by Emily Markham, Assistant Editor
C
ody Gaddie, master certified technician and shop foreman at Borst
Automotive in Tucson, Arizona,
has always enjoyed the challenge of
diagnostic work. He is able to put his
skills to the test every day, as one of
the main services Borst Automotive
provides is diagnostics.
"We do everything here, but it seems
like what comes through the door the
most is check engine lights and ABS
lights and you know, the diagnostics part
of it," Gaddie says.
Gaddie has been a technician for 19
years, but it wasn't until about a year
ago that he bought a Harbor Freight
tool cart and modified it to create the
perfect setup for all his diagnostic tools
and equipment.
Knowing he would be drilling holes
through the cart, Gaddie chose a Harbor
Freight tool cart for its cost-effectiveness.
"I added a 27" monitor on the lid,
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OWNER:
Cody Gaddie
Shop: Borst Automotive
Location: Tucson, Arizona
[and] I have a mini PC and my scan tool
kit hooked up to that monitor with an
HDMI splitter; that way I can be monitoring scan tool captures," Gaddie says.
With the HDMI splitter attached to
the monitor, Gaddie appreciates that he
is able to monitor the scan data using
either his scan tool or the monitor, but
his favorite part of the diagnostic cart is
the convenience of its scope boom.
"I also added the scope boom," Gaddie
says, "which pretty much just keeps my
scope, amp clamps, and all my test leads
nicely organized, [as well as] makes for
a quick grab ... it's easy access."
In order to easily find other tools and
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equipment in the cart, Gaddie keeps
similar tools and equipment in the same
drawer. He has a drawer for his scope
attachments, a drawer for miscellaneous
pickup sensors, a drawer for his multimeter, relay jumpers, relay testers, and pressure transducers, and a final drawer for
test leads in the ABS wave u-terminal kit.
"Pretty much everything has its place
... instead of being scattered throughout
my bigger toolbox," Gaddie says.
In the future, Gaddie would like to
switch to a bigger cart with a bigger
monitor, so he is able to hold even more
tools and have access to everything in
one location.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Professional Tool And Equipment News - May 2020
Editor's Note
Featured New Products
Innovation Award Nominees Part 1
Tool Briefing
Tool Reviews
Diagnostic Tech
Category Spotlight
Marketplace
Big-Time Boxes
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