HighLine Meter II PTG

[basswood]

Ok, now I`ll really show my ignorance.

Just received one of these and I`ll be goat slammed if I can figure it out. The instructions are sketchy at best for a novice.

Does anyone have any experience with it and possibly help me out?

Don`t want to clutter up this site so I can be reached at tom@tflanagan.com

Thanks...

Regards,
Tom

[mjlinane]

Have one. What is the trouble? Should be able to press the metal end down on surface and reading appear. Try the calibration disks.

[Stokdgs]

Tom -
Open the back of the case by sliding the cover down and check that there is a AA battery in there correctly installed for polarity... The + positive side with the +positive side, etc...

Then as Mjlinane has said, press it down on the paint, listen for the beep, and look at the display...

Dan F

[basswood]

Thanks guys and mjl, thanks for the pm.

Just changed the battery and it`s about the same.

Here`s the curious part...on my wife`s `13 Lexus the readout comes right up. It`s reading between 0.9 and 1.1 mil with the associated micron reading seeming to correspond. On my aluminum Jag I get three dashes and have to hit the + button to get a readout. My car`s mil reading is between about 53.4 to 54.8.

I`ve zeroed it out using the supplied discs.

That seems like a heck of a difference in paint thickness!

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Tom

[mjlinane]

Which model did you get? F, N or FN? (Should be on the box.) If it is an F, it won`t be able to do Al. Is it giving you the NFe after the Al reading?

The + button converts from micron to mil and back. (Should be indicated on the meter.)

Otherwise, I`ve got nothing.

[basswood]

Fe/NF. The II supposedly reads steel and aluminum but not plastic.

Anybody wanna` buy it? Gotta` good deal for you...

Best regards,
Tom

[Stokdgs]

Glad you have it working, Tom !

Try to keep the reading in Microns - its more sensitive to changes than in Mils..

I measure Aluminum or Al-u-min-i-um in Britain, all the time and it measures just as fast as steel and will show the NFe symbol...

You`re doing fine...
Dan F

[mjlinane]

Just to be clear, the II comes in 3 models.