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A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide

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A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide Essential Tools and Tips to Get You Started This article may contain affiliate links. Hybrids and electrics need maintenance, too Electric and hybrid vehicles are not just a trend; they’re the future of automotive technology. It pays to know how to make some changes and repairs.

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A Web-Enabled, High Quality, DIY Audio Amp

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November 2018 Hands On article, “DIY Pro Audio ” in IEEE Spectrum , and it convinced me it was possible, although I wanted to go beyond just a power amplifier to something more like my lamented Sansui. The remaining components are a collection of power supplies. Trust me: there is no single power supply on eBay that will do this.

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DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with a Raspberry Pi Pico

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So when I decided to build a cheap DIY scintillating gamma spectrometer, it was the natural choice—although I didn’t realize I’d find myself navigating around teething problems of the sort that often affect a first-generation integrated circuit. This article appears in the July 2022 print issue as “DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy.”.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

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The Galaksija is a Z80 -based, 8-bit DIY machine, cleverly designed so that its bill of materials meshed exactly with what a Yugoslavian was able to import from Western Europe. Figuring it was plain sailing from there, I canceled my Crowd Supply kit order and set off on my own.

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

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The future is here. So in the case of any collision you can expect the airbags to open up and as that happens, the impact sensors will also cut of the electricity supply from the battery, which will bring you car to a halt. Lo and Behold! Yes, we''re talking about the electric car.

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We Are Now Legal!!!

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miles) The range and speed performance is not bad for used UPS (uninterrupted power supply) batteries from a computer back up system. We are averaging about 25 km's (15.33 miles) per charge with a charging cost that has averaged about $0.67 The top speed averages about 80 km per hour (49.71

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The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.

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of the money supply. We hold the power to reduce future recessions in our own hands. soft landing?. What that really means is that they will make it more expensive for businesses and banks to borrow money. This is also referred to as the ?tightening? tightening? During this time they raised interest rates. About the Author.

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