Equus 3551 Excellent timing light

Equus 3551 Excellent timing light.
This is an excellent basic timing inductive light. The cords are nice and long and I was able to hook up the inductive pickup close to the distributor with no problem.

The shape is good for use but not as good for storage, a decent trade-off. The long narrow barrel let me put the light close to the timing scale/mark and it was readable even on a sunny day. I think this is an improvement on the traditional "T-handle" design. The improvement in my car's performance after adjusting the timing was noticable and more than worth it.

Overall, it seems well made, and I like not having to hold down a trigger. The sleeves on the battery clips were a little loose. I pushed them up higher on the clips and this tightened them up sufficiently.

There is an owner's manual inside the cardboard insert; be sure to remove this. I found it only after I had finished using the timing light, and I noticed several warnings about not connecting the light with the engine running (which I did, but fortunately it did not damage the light).

A storage case would have been a nice feature, but for the price I don't consider not including one a drawback.