Phantom loads are things that happen to cars that most local car mechanics don’t know how to handle. The electrical trouble shooting skills in this video are very basic, but some of the information about how car electrical systems work was new to me. Particularly concerning was the point about how modern cars have deliberately undersize alternators that could be killed by bad batteries. All done for emissions reasons of course.
Monthly Archives: January 2025
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 21, 2025
Ukraine Is Burning Through 155mm M777 Howitzer Barrels So Fast The U.S. Army Can’t Keep Up
Red Sea Experience: Don’t Let Others Ignore It
Fire out at Moss Landing battery storage facility
Global Coal Use Hits Another Historic Record in 2024
California’s air pollution waiver and the “EV mandate” are banned by Trump
Alinsky 101: NBC Runs Hegseth Hit Piece Despite Ex-Wife Debunking Accusation
D.C. Gulag Holds J6 Prisoners Hostage Despite Trump’s Pardons
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 20, 2025
Houthi Pledge To Curtail Ship Attacks Sparks New Security Assessment
Israel’s Natural Gas Reserves Expand 40% as Production Ramps Up
Donald Trump, crypto billionaire
Game wardens went to shoot geese near Nazareth in bird flu fight and found 1,000s already dead
Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste
Rednote is Showing Americans how much Better China is
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 19, 2025
How the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence secretly forged a deep partnership
Hamas Releases First Three Female Captives as Hostages-for-Terrorists Deal Begins
China Suddenly Building Fleet Of Special Barges Suitable For Taiwan Landings
How Nigeria’s $20B Refinery Disrupts European Markets
Supreme Court Will Consider If Maryland Parents Can Opt Children Out Of Pro-LGBT Storybooks
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 17, 2025
Russia’s Fuel Shipments Slumped by 9% in 2024
Europe Faces a Natural Gas Supply Challenge This Year
Israel’s Security Cabinet Approves Hostages-For-Terrorists Deal
“This Is A Disaster”: Fire Erupts At California Battery Storage Plant
Chinese hackers accessed Yellen’s computer in US Treasury breach, Bloomberg News reports
Nine Months And GM Can’t Supply A Bumper
Camera owner asks Canon, skies: Why is it $5/month for webcam software?
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 16, 2025
Investigation Launched Into Transfer Of Ukrainian MiG-29 Maintainers, Air Defenders To Front Lines
Hostage deal signed by both parties in Doha, PMO confirms
China tests microwave weapon with nuclear bomb-like power to kill satellites
AT&T kills home Internet service in NY over law requiring $15 or $20 plans
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 15, 2025
Russian Crude Oil Piles Up Near Chinese Coast After US Sanctions
Over the past 10 years, the U.S. and China have been the most frequent partners in AI research.
The United States Can’t Afford to Not Harden its Air Bases
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 14, 2025
Mass Ukrainian Drone Onslaught Strikes Targets Across Western Russia
Arab official: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year
Singapore is turning to AI to care for its rapidly aging population
SpaceX is superb at reusing boosters, but how about building upper stages?
Archaeologists discovered a unique structure in the City of David