More than you ever needed to know about batteries.
As a side note, if anyone is considering replacing a car battery, I highly highly recommend the Optima. I have a red top, and again today it prevailed with flying colors after ten years of abuse - you can't even read the sticker anymore.
decent welder, spool gun, wire, shielding gas, i think youd be lucky to come in under 500 but it may be possible. Soft is one word for it, I think it's best described as "gummy."
I can definitely level with this. Last year I was working with an SD TV, while my roommate had an HD TV. In spite of obvious quality differences, mine was easier to use because the interface was phenomenally faster. It's a sad state of affairs.
MIG welding aluminum is possible, but not without specialized equipment. It's out there, but its gonna cost you. Also takes more practice. I'll take TIG, thanks.
Yes, foam, multiple plastic barriers, huge rubber bushings, you name it. Anything for NVH, damn the drivers or mechanics.
Not terribly likely, as they're always isolated systems. Diesel nozzles are larger as well IIRC. I don't believe they fit - not that it stops anyone from doing it to their land rover anyway.
I've had a perfectly good xbox 360 in the back seat of my car wide open since February. I also leave the keys in the ignition sometimes, always unlocked, and typically with windows down/t tops out.
but hey, if you tried driving my 86 Mustang GT with bearings instead of bushings and the not so friendly motor, I wouldn't be surprised if you brought it back. especially with the headliner in the way of the mirror.
I realize GP was joking, as are you, but I find this topic much closer to home than many of you it seems. I work in a garage that has a couple fans for air circulation, but I assure you I do manly things all day and do sweat my ass off - in the summer that is. Come wintertime, I layer up all over and am quite comfortable as long as there isn't an excessive breeze. (Virginia, USA, so pretty much 25F to 95F are 95% extremes [-4 to 35 for you SI users])
I don't see what all the fuss is about for an office thermostat.
As a professional technician - not totally surprised. Though I must say, I was a little surprised to find an oxygen sensor harness run adjacent to a driveshaft yoke (12 codes, 3 fuses, and a lot of wire repair later...) in an Escalade - presumably consistent with all AWD models of Tahoe/Suburban/etc.
Not a fan of the watch idea, can't really say why. I have a smartphone, but I use it only when required - it is almost never for pleasure. Voice recognition has been on the move up, but I'm almost always somewhere too loud to use it or others are around that definitely makes it awkward for me. Nevermind anything I'm usually using it for is very specific and the phone will likely get it incorrect. That said - I listen to music on systems connected to laptops both at home and work, and being able to change the music or audio settings remotely would be a killer app for me.
Or like the GP suggested, you could grow the fuck up. But I suppose calling others a twat when they correct you (and provide sources) is good enough for pieces of shit like you.
Hey man. Don't mean to sound so rude, but get off your high horse. I spent five years at university, and never got my B.S. degree. I had my BS degree long before that. Still, I've been imbued with a massive amount of knowledge that helps me every day. Do not write off people without degrees. They're some of the smartest people you've met - some blew off the bullshit before the debt.
Burn my karma before I do - I've had too much anyway. At least you'll learn maybe you're not the best fucking person ever. Off to watch Beiber videos...
I find this point interesting - I was set to graduate in 2012 (Mech Engineering, 3 years in) and many of my peers took unpaid internships. Coming from a family that scraped to get by, I could never wrap my head around why you would WANT to get experience from some asshole who won't even pay you for your time. My time is worth money, because I make myself useful to have around. Fetching coffee is not a good use of my skills and I'd certainly walk away in a heartbeat.
Side note: I now work as an auto tech and inspector, making more money than most people I know, with a job that is in demand.
I'm a professional mechanic, and see the whole gamut from your Geo Metro that needed to go to the scrap heap last week to brand new BMWs and Porsches. I'd say somewhere between 1990 and 2000, essentially everyone switched to metric for fasteners on vehicles. The few exceptions to this may be Ford's 9/32 security bits (which have been largely replaced by 5.5mm too), some of Chrysler's swollen rusty lugnuts (they USED to be metric... huh), and some others like oxygen sensors that have a close metric equivalent anyway (7/8 and 22 I believe).
That said. My 86 Mustang has been retrofitted with various parts from newer cars, so FSM help anyone who gets their hands on it after me.
The newer injectors are night and day difference, and are directly compatible with the same drivers. I'd definitely give them a shot. To the best of my knowledge, the best on the market in that form factor are the Siemens Deka line - they sound oversized as far as max fuel rate goes, but a lot of guys claim great consistency in their performance even at low PW. Best of luck to you, always nice to hear about an interesting project like that.
As someone in Northern VA, I can say I'm excited to see someone driving around playing with their phone/tablet/radio that isn't just sitting at a green left turn light.
I can't wait until it turns into the flippy floppy taped up two piece mess like the 09 Porsche I worked on today. But hey, maybe you care more about your car than they did, or I wouldn't be working on it.;)
I have an 86 Mustang with the EFI 5.0 modded extensively, including a full on tuner (TwEECer RT with Binary Editor/EEC Analyzer). I've changed injectors, which offered me some insight to the topic. Though I don't have an injector test rig myself, most of the specs are available for them and close enough. Interestingly, there's a few parameters in there that are critical.
Additional 'offset' to compensate for battery voltage
A static delay that it assumes the injector isn't doing anything
A low and high "slope", determining how much fuel is flowed per time based on whether it is opening/closing, or "open"
And a fuel mass amount that it assumes is injected between close/open, and open/close ramps.
The original large body injectors that came in 86 required these functions, as they took a few ms to open and close, with wildly varying flows between that. The smalled injectors I have now (circa 04) are so fast comparatively, that these functions are almost a non requirement - it is ALWAYS in the high flow mode essentially, even at idle. That was very surprising to me, but has certainly eased tuning issues involved with the injectors I've read about.
This, a million fucking times. Have ideals and morals, and stand by them. Many people have asked me why I'm an auto tech instead of working in IT for the government - easy, I don't want to work for them because I don't believe in what they do. I get something out of what I do beyond money.
I'm thinking it could be used as an insulator sandwiched inside of something. Don't know of any actual uses like that, but I'm sure someone else can come up with one.
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Way to go guys, now if I click top right to open comments on the reposted poll, it doesn't go anywhere until I expand options.
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More than you ever needed to know about batteries.
As a side note, if anyone is considering replacing a car battery, I highly highly recommend the Optima. I have a red top, and again today it prevailed with flying colors after ten years of abuse - you can't even read the sticker anymore.
decent welder, spool gun, wire, shielding gas, i think youd be lucky to come in under 500 but it may be possible. Soft is one word for it, I think it's best described as "gummy."
I can definitely level with this. Last year I was working with an SD TV, while my roommate had an HD TV. In spite of obvious quality differences, mine was easier to use because the interface was phenomenally faster. It's a sad state of affairs.
MIG welding aluminum is possible, but not without specialized equipment. It's out there, but its gonna cost you. Also takes more practice. I'll take TIG, thanks.
Yes, foam, multiple plastic barriers, huge rubber bushings, you name it. Anything for NVH, damn the drivers or mechanics.
Not terribly likely, as they're always isolated systems. Diesel nozzles are larger as well IIRC. I don't believe they fit - not that it stops anyone from doing it to their land rover anyway.
Why waste a phone line with so much fiber around?
I've had a perfectly good xbox 360 in the back seat of my car wide open since February. I also leave the keys in the ignition sometimes, always unlocked, and typically with windows down/t tops out.
but hey, if you tried driving my 86 Mustang GT with bearings instead of bushings and the not so friendly motor, I wouldn't be surprised if you brought it back. especially with the headliner in the way of the mirror.
"Nah man, you can keep this one."
I realize GP was joking, as are you, but I find this topic much closer to home than many of you it seems. I work in a garage that has a couple fans for air circulation, but I assure you I do manly things all day and do sweat my ass off - in the summer that is. Come wintertime, I layer up all over and am quite comfortable as long as there isn't an excessive breeze. (Virginia, USA, so pretty much 25F to 95F are 95% extremes [-4 to 35 for you SI users])
I don't see what all the fuss is about for an office thermostat.
I'm with the guy above me... you're really gonna need citations for this one.
hell, I'd be satisfied if people could figure out math functions on Excel.
As a professional technician - not totally surprised. Though I must say, I was a little surprised to find an oxygen sensor harness run adjacent to a driveshaft yoke (12 codes, 3 fuses, and a lot of wire repair later...) in an Escalade - presumably consistent with all AWD models of Tahoe/Suburban/etc.
Not a fan of the watch idea, can't really say why. I have a smartphone, but I use it only when required - it is almost never for pleasure. Voice recognition has been on the move up, but I'm almost always somewhere too loud to use it or others are around that definitely makes it awkward for me. Nevermind anything I'm usually using it for is very specific and the phone will likely get it incorrect. That said - I listen to music on systems connected to laptops both at home and work, and being able to change the music or audio settings remotely would be a killer app for me.
Trolololol lol lol lol lollll
way to go.
Or like the GP suggested, you could grow the fuck up. But I suppose calling others a twat when they correct you (and provide sources) is good enough for pieces of shit like you.
Hey man. Don't mean to sound so rude, but get off your high horse. I spent five years at university, and never got my B.S. degree. I had my BS degree long before that. Still, I've been imbued with a massive amount of knowledge that helps me every day. Do not write off people without degrees. They're some of the smartest people you've met - some blew off the bullshit before the debt.
Burn my karma before I do - I've had too much anyway. At least you'll learn maybe you're not the best fucking person ever. Off to watch Beiber videos...
oh what I would give for mod points.
I find this point interesting - I was set to graduate in 2012 (Mech Engineering, 3 years in) and many of my peers took unpaid internships. Coming from a family that scraped to get by, I could never wrap my head around why you would WANT to get experience from some asshole who won't even pay you for your time. My time is worth money, because I make myself useful to have around. Fetching coffee is not a good use of my skills and I'd certainly walk away in a heartbeat.
Side note: I now work as an auto tech and inspector, making more money than most people I know, with a job that is in demand.
I'm a professional mechanic, and see the whole gamut from your Geo Metro that needed to go to the scrap heap last week to brand new BMWs and Porsches. I'd say somewhere between 1990 and 2000, essentially everyone switched to metric for fasteners on vehicles. The few exceptions to this may be Ford's 9/32 security bits (which have been largely replaced by 5.5mm too), some of Chrysler's swollen rusty lugnuts (they USED to be metric... huh), and some others like oxygen sensors that have a close metric equivalent anyway (7/8 and 22 I believe).
That said. My 86 Mustang has been retrofitted with various parts from newer cars, so FSM help anyone who gets their hands on it after me.
The newer injectors are night and day difference, and are directly compatible with the same drivers. I'd definitely give them a shot. To the best of my knowledge, the best on the market in that form factor are the Siemens Deka line - they sound oversized as far as max fuel rate goes, but a lot of guys claim great consistency in their performance even at low PW. Best of luck to you, always nice to hear about an interesting project like that.
As someone in Northern VA, I can say I'm excited to see someone driving around playing with their phone/tablet/radio that isn't just sitting at a green left turn light.
I can't wait until it turns into the flippy floppy taped up two piece mess like the 09 Porsche I worked on today. But hey, maybe you care more about your car than they did, or I wouldn't be working on it. ;)
I have an 86 Mustang with the EFI 5.0 modded extensively, including a full on tuner (TwEECer RT with Binary Editor/EEC Analyzer). I've changed injectors, which offered me some insight to the topic. Though I don't have an injector test rig myself, most of the specs are available for them and close enough. Interestingly, there's a few parameters in there that are critical.
Additional 'offset' to compensate for battery voltage A static delay that it assumes the injector isn't doing anything A low and high "slope", determining how much fuel is flowed per time based on whether it is opening/closing, or "open" And a fuel mass amount that it assumes is injected between close/open, and open/close ramps.
The original large body injectors that came in 86 required these functions, as they took a few ms to open and close, with wildly varying flows between that. The smalled injectors I have now (circa 04) are so fast comparatively, that these functions are almost a non requirement - it is ALWAYS in the high flow mode essentially, even at idle. That was very surprising to me, but has certainly eased tuning issues involved with the injectors I've read about.
This, a million fucking times. Have ideals and morals, and stand by them. Many people have asked me why I'm an auto tech instead of working in IT for the government - easy, I don't want to work for them because I don't believe in what they do. I get something out of what I do beyond money.
I'm thinking it could be used as an insulator sandwiched inside of something. Don't know of any actual uses like that, but I'm sure someone else can come up with one.