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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Short name for USB |
| Date | 2023-02-20 12:41 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <k5h4irFg31mU5@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (19 earlier) <63f2a6be@news.ausics.net> <0i0bcjxks1.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <tsvhsf$nmp5$7@dont-email.me> <k5h17lFg31mU1@mid.individual.net> <tsvldo$ogna$2@dont-email.me> |
On 2023-02-20 12:26, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 20/02/2023 10:44, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2023-02-20 11:26, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 20/02/2023 01:55, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>> On 2023-02-19 23:46, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2023-02-19 00:23, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>>>>> 25B.R866 <25B.R866@noaaba.net> wrote:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>>> Mechanically they are way simpler.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, but that is in fact what has happened with IC too, less
>>> mechanicals more computer.
>>>
>>> Apart from variable valve timing and turbochargers, motors have LOST
>>> complexity.
>>>
>>> Gone are
>>> Contact breakers, with mechanical and vacuum advance
>>> Distributors
>>> Carburettors.
>>
>> Now need a high pressure pump and injectors, with absolutely clean fuel.
>>
>>>
>>> Everything is now sensored and computer controlled.
>>
>> Sensors break, and are very expensive to replace.
>
> Er no. After a huge amount of head scratching, I fixed a water
> temperature sensor for about $7.
> Sensors are very simple beasts indeed by and large
> The most expensive sensor I could think of for my car is the mass
> airflow sensor, at $90 or thereabouts.
>
> The right sensor
>> failure and you are dead in the road, needing a tow.
>>
> Yes, a failed crank sensor is a "crank, no start". That's akin to having
> the points close up on a car.
> But a failed oxygen sensor or temperature sensor or knock sensor wont
> net you a car that wont start, just one with a christmas tree of colored
> lights on the dash.
>
>> Happened to me. I didn't need a tow, but there was an alarm, and after
>> replacing the obvious, the mechanic had to drive my car for a while
>> with a laptop on the other seat, logging the data on the engine
>> computer, till he found the intermittent sensor glitch that triggered
>> a permanent alarm.
>>
>>
> Yes, but the sensor was not expensive was it? Just the diagnostics and
> replacement labour.
Well, a hundred euros or two is not cheap.
>
> I bought a Bluetooth equipped dongle that connects to my cars
> diagnostic port and allows a cheap app on the smartphone to look for
> fault codes and running data. Less than $50
>
> This stuff only appears complicated because while you understand valves
> and cam shafts, distributors and carbs, you don't understand oxygen
> sensors fuel trims and valve solenoids and EGR valves.
>
I take my cars to the garage.
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
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Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-21 11:12 +0000
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Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-22 13:37 +0000
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-20 10:35 +0000
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-20 10:26 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-20 11:44 +0100
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-20 11:26 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-20 12:41 +0100
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Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-18 10:04 +0000
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Re: Short name for USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-19 13:03 +0100
Re: Short name for USB "25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-18 00:56 -0500
Re: Short name for USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-18 12:40 +0100
Re: Short name for USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-19 21:28 -0500
Re: Short name for USB "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-20 11:28 +0100
Re: Short name for USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-21 00:21 -0500
Re: Short name for USB "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-21 12:52 +0100
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-15 07:34 +0000
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-15 08:13 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-18 01:39 -0500
Re: Short name for USB not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-02-12 08:01 +1000
Re: Short name for USB "25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-18 01:50 -0500
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-18 10:11 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-18 23:08 -0500
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-19 11:53 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-19 23:11 -0500
Re: Short name for USB "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-20 11:31 +0100
Re: Short name for USB Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2023-02-20 18:03 +0000
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-20 19:21 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-20 23:57 -0500
Re: Short name for USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-21 00:27 -0500
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-21 11:16 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-22 01:23 -0500
Re: Short name for USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-19 13:04 +0100
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-19 14:11 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-19 23:18 -0500
Re: Short name for USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-20 10:46 +0000
Re: Short name for USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-20 22:15 -0500
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