Cargo 211083 User Manual
Automotive components since 1963
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ELECTRICAL
TEsTER
When you connect your Cargo 211083 to
the car battery you will have a multitude of
testers at your nger tips. With the press of
a switch you’ll have an instant hot lead or
ground lead. Use the hot and ground lead
simultaneously to activate componenets right
in your hand. Instantly check components
for continuity as well as identify positive,
negative and open circuits without
re-polarizing hook-up clips. Follow and locate
shorts without wasting fuses. The 19ft lead
will allow you to test bumper to bumper
without jumper leads.
New features:
• New louder, easier to hear audio signal.
• Audio tone indicates positives by a higher
pitched tone and negative by a lower
pitched tone.
• Cargo 211083 now has 2 bright white
headlights instead of one.
• The new headlights are long life LEDS
assurring years of replacement free service.
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Table of Contents
Cargo 211083 Instructions ........................................................ 1
Hook-up and quick self-test .......................................................3
Polarity testing ...........................................................................4
Continuity testing .......................................................................5
Activating components out of vehicle’s electrical system ..........6
Testing trailer lights and connections ......................................... 7
Activating electrical components with positive (+) voltage ......... 8
Activating electrical components with negative (-) voltage ........9
Jumper lead feature ................................................................. 10
Checking for bad ground contacts ........................................... 11
Following and locating short circuits ........................................ 11
Using the light and tone ........................................................... 12
IMPORTANT TIP:
When powering-up components, you can increase the life of your
Cargo 211083 switch, if you first press the switch, then contact the tip
to the component. The arcing will take place at the tip instead of the
contacts of the switch.
INTRODUCTION
The Cargo 211083 is the best professional
electrical tester for reducing diagnostic time in
6 to 24 Volt automotive electrical systems. After
a simple hook-up of the tester to the vehicle’s
battery, the automotive technician can determine
at a glance at the red/green LED indicator, if
a circuit is positive, negative or open without
reconnecting hook-up clips from one battery pole
to the other. The Cargo 211083 switch allows the
automotive technician to conduct a positive or
negative
battery current to the tip for testing the function of
electrical components without the use of jumper
wires. And yes, it is short-circuit protected. It
tests for bad ground contacts instantly without
performing voltage drop tests. It allows you to
follow and locate short circuits without wasting
precious fuses. The Cargo 211083 can also test
for continuity with the assistance of its auxiliary
ground lead. With a flip of the power switch, you
will know at a glance that your tester is
functioning without running to the battery as
you would otherwise have to do with simple test
lights. The Cargo 211083’s long cable allows
you to test along the entire length of the vehicle
without constantly searching for ground hook-ups.
Before using the tester please read the
instruction book carefully.
WARNINg
When the testers switch is depressed battery
current is conducted directly to the tip which may
cause sparks when contacting ground or certain
circuits. Therefore the tester should NOT be
used around flammables such as gasoline or its
vapors. The spark of an energized Cargo 211083
could ignite these vapors.
Use the same caution as you would when using
an arc welder.
Cargo 211083 is only for use with 6-24 Volt
systems.
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HOOk-UP
Unroll the cable.
Clamp the RED battery hook-up clip to the
POSITIVE (+) terminal of the vehicle’s battery.
Clamp the BLACK battery hook-up clip to the
NEGATIVE (÷) terminal of the vehicle’s battery.
QUICk self-TesT
Rock the power switch forward (+),
the LED indicator should light RED.
Rock the power switch rearward (-),
the LED indicator should light GREEN.
The Tester is now ready to use.
If the indicator did not light, depress the reset
button of the circuit breaker on the right side of
the housing and try the self test again.
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POlARITy TesTINg
Contacting the tip to a POSITIVE (+) circuit will
light the LED indicator RED.
(The Cargo 211083 audio feature will sound a
high pitched tone when contacting positive).
Contacting the tip to a NEGATIVE (-) circuit will
light the LED indicator GREEN.
(The Cargo 211083 audio feature will sound a
low pitched tone when contacting negative).
Contacting the tip to an OPEN circuit will be
indicated by the LED indicator not lighting.
Red = Positiv
Green = Negativ
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