[ale] semi ot anyone using obd ii automotive diagnostics

[jim.kinney at gmail.com (Jim Kinney)]

Well, dang if that doesn't sound geeky fun! The only odb readers I've used
were static things to get the code on what failed and caused the "give $500
to the repair shop" light to come on.
Do we need a hack your car talk?
On Apr 27, 2012 10:29 PM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I have ordered an ELM 327 obd ii bluetooth adapter from amazon and am
> looking forward to using it and the Torque program on my android tablet to
> gather diagnostic data and provide virtual instruments on my car. I was
> wondering if anyone else has experimented with this, and what kind of
> things you're doing.
>
> Also, while I'm sure I'll enjoy using my 10" tablet for this purpose, I'm
> also sure I don't want to mount that in my windshield permanently. So, I'm
> wondering if there is a cheap 5" android tablet or a cheap 4" - 5"
> smartphone I could get on ebay or elsewhere, for example, that I can use to
> run android programs without a cell phone account. I would want it to run
> Android 3 or 4, preferably 4. I might consider permanently mounting
> something like that in the car.
>
> Any info you can share on the topic would be appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
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