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Generator fail

Learned two lessons this morning: 1. A normal car floor jack is utterly useless for an SUV or pickup. 2. Off brand generators from big box stores are all of the cheap’o pieces of crap that you would imagine.

Acura MDX electrical issue root cause

The problem with the MDX turned out to be a bad after market cable installed by Sears when I replaced the battery a few years ago. It had enough connection to register 12.x volts on the multi-meter at the fuse box, but not enough to carry the amperage necessary to run the car. What a […]

Sort of DIY

Decided to go for broke and mount the flat screen on the wall vs. having it sit on the stand. Finished product looks clean. It seems trivial, but do to the way the studs lined up in the wall and the weight of the 60″ screen, I had to create a fully custom mount for […]