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    My Take on the "Drone Situation"

    Mick West has been debunking many things over the years. With all his work being shown, you can decide for yourself if he knows what he's talking about. He's been featured on several TV shows, too. Here is what he has found out about the NJ 'drone' reportage. Go to his website forum to see...
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    Aurora vid from last night.

    I shot this with my meteor setup. Thought you might like to see how the aurora dances.
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    Battery capacity (CCA) lowers after charging new battery

    I just bought two new "Group 24 550CCA Flooded Dual Purpose Marine & RV Battery", and is my habit, I connected them to chargers. Both batts had water levels as expected. Before charging, one battery measured 760 CCA using a Solar BA-9. The other measured 675. After charging, the 760 dropped...
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    Lopey idle fix - JD X380

    I had my X8380's idle start to lope 3 mows ago. It seemed like what you get with a lean idle circuit, and I wondered if junk clogged an idle jet. I only burn non-alky premium, and occasionally run a bit of Techron thru it. I change fuel filters at the start of each season, and clean the air...
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    Easy hydrostatic oil refresh/change

    I have a John Deere X380. I was able to change out 400 cc of old hydrostatic oil, using a Mityvac. On my transmission, there's a vent plug at the top, left, rear of the tranny. I pulled off the cover, then the plug, and was able to fit the small hose from the Mityvac, down the opening. I...
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    2019 Ford F-150 3.5L Ecoboost MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE! Full Teardown W/

    You guys just *have* to see this. He estimates 100,000 miles. The *crank* broke, and there's burned oil everywhere.
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    Do I want Torque Pro, what about an OBD2 scanner?

    For many years, I've wanted an OBD2 scanner, to do things like ABS bleeding after brake fluid changes, and rear brake electronic parking release for pad changes. Since my CX-5 only has 10k on it, and there's a tricky manual way to release the EPB, that shouldn't yet be an issue. I change brake...
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    How long can a smoke detector sit, unused, and still be pristine?

    Five years ago, I bought a replacement smoke alarm to replace the one 14' in the air, at the top of my great room. Age and poor health, I still haven't got around to it... I *did* replace the easy to reach detectors at that time. (The oldest detector is not yet 10 years old.) I am about to give...
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    Vampire clips suck

    After 5 years in the deepest recesses of my 3-car garage, it's time to get the little fishing boat back on the water. Today's plan was to get a spare wheel/tire, check the lights, and run the engine for a bit. I lucked out with a great local tire shop, who had a take-off wheel. I did NOT luck...
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    25 LED bulbs tested and rated - video

    "The Phillips Ultra Definition LED Light Bulbs are the best lightbulbs on the market, and it's not even close. High CRI, low blue spike, low flicker, exceptional dimming and a reasonable cost. These are the bulbs you should be using" I have an LED flashlight hobby, where CRI is very important...
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    If you received an unordered item from Amazon...

    This video by MrWhosTheBoss explains it at the end of the video. The gist: companies got your address somehow. They ship an item from Amazon, as a gift, to you. This allows them to review *any* item on Amazon, so they can give it a great review.
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    France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people

    Level 1 Techs does a weekly 'news' show. This turned up today. The gist is that remote activation of mic and camera on smartphones is available right now (on YOUR phone, and all others...) I'm not big on conspiracy type stuff, but this is a bit alarming to me. I made sure to tell the TLA's...
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    Thermal cameras-what aren't they telling you?

    I recently purchased an IR Thermal Camera. I wanted to share some images, and some thoughts about what's available, because there are almost zero reviews out there, and they all seem to gloss over something important. And I suppose-this being the internet- that I need to disclose that I have...
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    Brake Pad testing with Engineering Explained

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ8O2tJOGLE My take from this is that the OE pads are the best for street driving. I was also surprised at the corrosion resistance of OE pads. This agrees with my single sample experience with those 'break-in coated' pads from merry old England. I want pads...
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    Medium SUV off-road test: Toyota RAV4, Holden Equinox, Mazda CX-5, Renault Koleo

    https://www.caradvice.com.au/774881...en-tiguan-honda-cr-v-and-nissan-x-trail/ As a CX-5 owner, I'm pleased to hear it did so well, even though I'm not going to off-road it.
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    Pennzoil Platinum 0w-20 1,600 miles, CX-5

    2016 Mazda CX-5. Short (6 mile) trips from last fall till last week. Pennzoil Platinum 0w-20, plus about 1 quart of Penn Plat High Mileage 5w-20. OLM said 20% life left.
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    20w-50: Pennzoil 550045212 vs Mobil 1 96936

    Can anyone comment on the use of these two oils in a hydrostatic lawn tractor transmission? I'm trying to decide which one to buy...
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    Google Fi and Pixel 3 - any opinions?

    We've been running LG G3's on US Cellular for a LONG time. Been wanting to upgrade, but couldn't sort out all the carriers. Saw reviews for the Pixel 3's, and then saw Google Fi prices were low (we don't do much data). A couple days ago, there was a one-day sale, and I got a Pixel 3 128 GB, and...
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    PP 0w-20, 1.9k oil mi, 4.3k veh miles, CX-5 2.5L

    I -think- this UOA is of PP, but I had done a change with Mobil 1 0w-20 prior. I compared other UOA's, and PP looks closest. I also add Liqui Moly 2009, about an ounce, to the 4.5 quarts the my 2016 CX-5 takes, with a new filter. This vehicle suffers from infrequent short trips, and I try to...
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    Is Subaru's AWD the best?

    My AWD auto history: 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse with a 'cold air intake', giant side-mount intercooler, a 2.5" turbo-back Buschur exhaust, and running 16.5 PSI of boost. It had an LSD rear diff. I don't know what the center diff was. 2000 Subaru Outback with 5-speed, and an LSD rear diff. It had a...
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