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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,598 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	The Autonerdz PicoBoot Mar 2^nd, 2010 at 2:06pm They are here The only protective boot made for PicoScope. Keeps your PicoScope clean while adding a measure of shock protection. Now available for immediate shipment: http://www.autonerdz.com/picoboot.html
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Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot
Reply #1 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 5:32pm

Tom

got ours today, these things are AWESOME!

This might be the greatest breakthrough in modern society since women started burning their bras back in '69!

Absolutely unbelievable that you can buy a cell phone for 99 cents after rebate, and they have a protective case available for it.

But the world's most powerful automotive scope just sits there, naked to the world, unable to be protected in any way from the harsh enviroment around it.

Until now that is. Finally Autonerdz, and Autonerdz alone, has developed and marketed a case for this extremely valuable piece of electronics.

Good job!

We would strongly reccomend that anyone who has a Pico take a serious look at these cases. What have you got to lose, except your Pico?

John and Mike

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Tom Hardaway Senior Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 160 Joplin Missouri Missouri USA Gender:	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #2 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 5:35pm Wow after that post I think I'll order one right now.
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Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot
Reply #3 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 5:38pm

Tom Roberts wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2010 at 2:06pm:

They are here Smiley

The only protective boot made for PicoScope.

Keeps your PicoScope clean while adding a measure of shock protection.

Now available for immediate shipment:

http://www.autonerdz.com/picoboot.html

Tom

Are you going to send them to Ron Brown or should I phone you?

Mick

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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,598 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #4 - Mar 5^th, 2010 at 7:44am Mick, We can send these USPS, so you can just order them from headquarters for now. Not sure Ron even knows about them yet....
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rayray LSD Guide Picogroup Offline Posts: 2,207 Toronto Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #5 - Mar 5^th, 2010 at 4:47pm I asked Ron to order one for me yesterday. Ray
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Mike Lappert Freshman Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 48 Middlefield Ohio USA Gender:	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #6 - Mar 5^th, 2010 at 5:03pm The pictures do not do it justice. They are fantastic. Ultra heavy duty, and very well made. I don't plan testing it out anytime soon, but it looks like it will do a great job protecting the pico from a fall. These are an absolute must-have in a shop environment.
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bjones6 Freshman Member Offline Posts: 3 Gender:	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #7 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 1:35am Too late for some.......a well-qualified colleague has already found that thermoplastic PicoScope cases and exhaust manifolds do not mix. There's nothing like practical education.
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Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot
Reply #8 - Mar 11^th, 2010 at 8:02am

Hi Bill,

This boot is made of plastic and would also not fare well exposed to that kind of heat.

Hard for me to imagine a reason why PicoScope would be under the hood at all. Really shouldn't be.

First of all, there is the obvious hazards of heat and rotating engine components but also this exposes the scope and USB cable to unnecessary underhood RFI which can disrupt signals. Even hanging it from the hood is not the best idea.

The ideal location is on a cart or in the cab. The leads are plenty long enough to reach out to the test points. Wink

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crackerclicker Super Nerd Picogroup Offline Elevation 834 ft Posts: 2,361 Watertown Wisconsin USA Gender:	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #9 - Mar 16^th, 2010 at 8:12pm i haven't noticed any "vents" on the pico, but does the boot interfere with "cooling" the pico?
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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,598 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #10 - Mar 17^th, 2010 at 7:35am PicoScope draws only a few hundred milliamps from the USB so I don't think cooling is a concern. I have run a PicoScope 4423 inside the boot for many hours straight with no issues. Some of the high end PicoScope test and measurement units with external power do have an internal fan....thone need cooling.
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Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot
Reply #11 - Mar 21^st, 2010 at 8:10am

Tom Roberts wrote on Mar 5^th, 2010 at 7:44am:

Mick,

We can send these USPS, so you can just order them from headquarters for now. Wink

Not sure Ron even knows about them yet....

Tom the PicoBoot arrived on Thursday. Thank you for the quick delivery.
I was worried at first that it wouldnt fit back in my Pico tool box but no problem at all. Smiley

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scoby Freshman Member Offline Posts: 2	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #12 - Apr 5^th, 2010 at 1:28pm Hi, are you shipping to Ireland ? Joe
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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,598 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #13 - Apr 5^th, 2010 at 3:57pm Sure, Joe. We can send them anywhere. Email me your shipping information and I can see how much it would be for shipping.
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integrity first Freshman Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 11	Re: The Autonerdz PicoBoot Reply #14 - Apr 5^th, 2010 at 6:38pm Hey - don't you owe me one of these??? Damian
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