WORKSHOP PRO 10

From AutoTest

AutoTest explains that its Workshop Pro 10 with brake meter app is an easy to use electronic in-vehicle testing device, used to measure the deceleration required to stop a vehicle.

It says the device is easy to set up, records the test GPS location and has WiFi and Bluetooth capability.

AutoTest Workshop Pro 10 (#917999) is batterypowered and comes in a sturdy case with Bluetooth printer. It is able to conduct 500-plus tests on a full battery charge, with up to eight hours of continual use.

At the end of each test, the AutoTest Workshop Pro 10 evaluates a vehicle’s brake performance and records or prints out the results of the test for future analyses.

The comprehensive report includes information on vehicle speed, deceleration, stopping distance and GPS location. The AutoTest Workshop Pro 10 can print copies out for both you and your customer, if required.

An advantage of the AutoTest Workshop Pro 10 for workshops and garages is that it reads all three specified figures, including GPS locations, average peak decelerations, stopping distances and test speeds.

You can also use the tablet to take roadworthy photos and to take screen shots of the reporting data to send directly to your state’s roadworthy authority through their app (or online portal) – you can download the app directly to the Workshop number of such manufacturer diagnostic devices on one server.

For other Australian states you can use the selfcalibration function. Payment to renew your license can also be made directly on the tablet. For compliant brake testing in New South Wales and the ACT, AutoTest says you must conduct brake testing with its AutoTest Pedal Effort Sensor.

MAHLE explains this allows independent workshops to use the same range of functions as branded workshops, even on vehicles that are very rare or difficult to diagnose.

This includes reading and erasing the fault memory, calibration, programming and maintenance of various systems in the vehicle, but also the teaching of vehicle keys or the diagnosis of atypical and “exotic” fault situations. The services of the manufacturers are billed according to the “pay per use” principle, ie. depending on the application.

MAHLE explains this means that independent workshops can pass on these costs directly and transparently to their customers. In return, they benefit from the expertise and technical possibilities that their independent workshop has as a result.

For more information, visit www.mahle.com

AutoTest Workshop Pro 10 has recently been given the tick of approval by Transport for NSW. This means that this product is compliant in every state and territory of Australia to conduct brake testing, says AutoTest.

AutoTest explains that the calibration period is 12 months. In New South Wales and the ACT, you must send the unit to AutoTest for calibration.

It is sold as part of the Workshop Pro 10 and Pedal Kit (#915722). It is a portable, battery-powered, in-vehicle pedal effort sensor for monitoring pedal force.

The pedal reportedly mounts quickly and easily using stainless steel clips and connects with the Workshop Pro 10 via Bluetooth using AutoTest’s custom software. Pedal force measurements are independent of the angle of the activation force.

Brake testing with AutoTest

AutoTest Products says it is a proudly Australianowned, award-winning company that engineers and manufactures innovative vehicle-testing and diagnostic equipment.

The company’s products are used by garages, workshops, regulatory authorities and service testing stations throughout Australia and the world, with its AutoStop Maxi brake meter reportedly used by over 3000 workshops in New South Wales alone.

AutoTest also offers a range of workshop products, relating to suspension, emissions, headlights, Noise, OBD, and brake fluid. For more information contact AutoTest Products on 03 8840 3000 or visit www.autotest.net.au