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Re: break out box for can data link
Posted to Tool & Equipment Forum on 2/14/2020

If the radio is installed wrong, it will backfeed power into the scanner, and fry the scanner. If you look at a new Snap On scanner, Inside the OBD port for the VCI, will be a fuse between the pins. This is how Snap On mitigates this problem. Login to read more.