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    New toy

    I took a several hundred mile trip in my 2016 WRX (MT) a week and a half ago. Most of my time was spent cruising around 60mph, and my trip computer got up to 38mpg by the time I made it home. I've read the computer is a bit optimistic, so the actual may be closer to 35mpg. Nonetheless, pretty...
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    2015 WRX w/ CVT

    I just picked up my 2016 WRX from the dealer yesterday. I like it, but coming from my last car (1999 Ford Escort in full stripper trim), I don't think I could not like it. I got the manual model, so I can't comment on anything regarding the CVT. However, the CVT debuted in the Forester for...
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    What's that smell ?

    Smooth on the package is in reference to the smoothdrive motor controller technology that ST uses in the power combo IC. You can see a publicly available datasheet for a similar ST chip here: ST L7250 In my experience, these kinds of markings typically demonstrate the effects of a high...
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    MX100 power loss protection is "fake" ?

    In my industry, power loss protection means the drive should be able to withstand everything up to and including a crowbar of the input power lines without any data loss. I have yet to see a consumer SSD that is capable of this, though some look like they have the bulk capacitance on-board to...
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    wanting to get into electronics

    Sounds like you're looking for Perfboard. It comes in a wide variety of sizes and connections. (Some have all holes electrically isolated, some have strips of holes connected together, called Stripboard)
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    MSI RMA: will I get back a refurb, repair or new?

    I had a 4890 that blew smoke out the back. The only thing they would give me was a refund.
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    6TB Drives FYI

    The HGST drives have 7 platters, but the helium operating environment allows for a closer disk spacing. The Seagate drive has 6 platters, but is still open to the atmosphere. This means less room for screw holes in the region that the platters reside in. I'm not sure why the HGST drive only...
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    6TB Drives FYI

    Only the Seagate drive is missing the side hole.
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    HDD Destruction Challenges/Confusions

    Easier to just remove the top cover. Should be torx bits, T6 or T8 if things haven't changed too much.
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    Quicker way to power on/off external HD?

    Capacitors give the drive the initial supply for the first few milliseconds after the power is removed, but the main source of power to allow the drive to conduct it's retract and shutdown procedures is generated from the still spinning platters. When the drive begins it's emergency power off...
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    Quicker way to power on/off external HD?

    When the hard drive detects a power loss on either the 5V line or the 12V line (5V only for laptop drives), the drive immediately performs a retract. How the retract procedure is handled will depend on the manufacturer of the drive, but for most drives, a simple disconnection should leave enough...
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    Blew out PSU by upping voltage. Bought new 1 and now computer restarts playing games

    Unfortunately, these sorts of problems are impossible to precisely diagnose without someone with the right tools and knowledge getting their hands on the physical parts. What we do know is that something Very Bad happened to the computer. Based on the description that the computer still sort of...
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    Just blew up a motherboard...

    Likely to be the case. I don't see any current sensing resistors on the board, which probably means there is no overcurrent protection. If the supply for the voltage regulator was even +5V, the maximum current that could flow through that fet would be ~400A, given the worst case Rds(on). At 12V...
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    Just blew up a motherboard...

    While I can't make any presumptions other than guesses as to why the fet blew up, I can point you to the part/replacement location. Edit: Based on the pcb layout, it looks like it is the high-side fet for a buck regulator. Part...
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    [MMO] World of Tanks

    If you graphics quality (I think terrain quality) is low, then your computer will smooth over parts of the map in an attempt to reduce the number of polygons being displayed. This can sometimes result in symptoms such as you describe, or other effects such as misshapen rock formations.
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    People who drive hybrids - any regrets?

    In my original point, I said one needed snow rated tires. If all-season tires are snow rated, there is no problem. I myself do not use all-season tires on my vehicle, so I do not know the semantics. All I am trying to make clear is that AWD does not make one invincible, and that one should drive...
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    People who drive hybrids - any regrets?

    I do see that I was partially mistaken, thank you for correcting me. R1 does not require any special preparations if you do have an AWD vehicle, but R2 does require chains or snow tires. Nonetheless, AWD just means you can get going when the road is slippery, it does nothing special for you if...
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    People who drive hybrids - any regrets?

    With snow rated tires. In addition to snow rated tires, you will still need to have chains in the vehicle for at least one axle when chain control is in effect.
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    rallycross...

    I participated in one two summers ago, didn't really have a good time. This was partly due to my car and tires being slow and worn down, respectively, but also that it was never communicated to myself that I was knocking down the max number of cones (6) each lap. I only found this out when I saw...
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    What's your lbs/hp ratio?

    All of 22.44 lb/hp(no driver). If that wasn't sad enough, it's what I autocross in.
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    Have a soldering question

    For desoldering through-hole parts, I find that this tool from radio shack works quite well. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062731 If you don't do much solder work, it may not be worth it, but I love mine for rework. It cleanly removes the solder from through-hole pins...
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    So I autocrossed against a BRZ on Saturday...

    When you consider that at 6'4", I'm well into the 95th percentile for height, being able to sit in a car of this size without touching the roof says quite the opposite. I won't know more until I can get a test drive, but it was quite comfortable as well.
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    So I autocrossed against a BRZ on Saturday...

    I sat in an FRS a few days ago, and at 6'4" (32" inseam) I had about an inch of headroom in a comfortable seating position. I'll have to buy lowering brackets for the seat if I want to wear a helmet. The back of my seat was also touching the front of the seat behind me, therefore, max of three...
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    Did some maintenance today (hold your stomachs...)

    My vehicle lacks a cabin air filter as well. I've had leaves, sticks, and the occasional rock exit the vents.
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    Whats the best osciloscope preferably handheld for the money?

    I haven't purchased one, but this caught my eye a few weeks ago. ARM based pocket oscilloscope for <$200. 72MHz bandwidth and a built in signal generator. http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ds-203-...lloscope-65990 Edit: This link has more specs listed...
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    Why are EPA milage estimates so wrong?

    The EPA estimates for my car are 22 city, 31 highway, and I regularly see high 20's for city, and on my cross country drive this summer I saw up to 43mpg highway. Always above 40, except when I was climbing the Rockies, then it was only 36.
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    RallyCross

    I don't care to invest much into the vehicle, as I'm currently still in college, and hopefully will upgrade to something better once I graduate in a year or two and find a decent job. Current vehicle is a 1999 ford escort, 14" wheels. :D It's a good car, relatively lightweight, and...
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    RallyCross

    Indeed. Unfortunately, there's not much choice for decent tires that fit my stock wheels.
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    RallyCross

    There was a miata at the rallycross I went to. The owner picked it up for $300 with an engine that was shot, spent $300 on a working engine, and spent more than the two combined on tires. He had the fastest times of the day by a non-insignificant amount.
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    RallyCross

    I have a 1999 ford escort that I recently took to an autocross, and then a week later, a rally-cross. I was not competitive in the rally-cross to say the least, but decently so in the autocross. On the autocross side, my car had significantly less power than the next car up from me, but I still...
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    Road trip: Boston to San Diego

    I drove much of that route earlier in the summer going from the bay area to Michigan, and i'll be making the return trip beginning on the tenth. Return will be going through Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana, I think. Would like to hit up Yellowstone. I didn't see a single cop on the road...
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    Subaru Forester

    That would be because 4th is the highest gear available in the automatic. Manual foresters have a five-speed, but the automatic is still the 4EAT.
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    Lurker callout thread

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    Hyundai Veloster....Barf

    The back end bears some resemblance to a Chrysler Crossfire with a bit of CR-Z mixed in.
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    Electric Car Conversion

    As a EE student on my school's formula hybrid team, I really have to laugh.
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    Logitech G15 length

    My G15v2 comes in at just under 19.5" long.
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    Which speakers to buy?

    Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's go on sale at best buy every so often for ~$120.
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    How to make an internal drive function like an external one?

    There are hotswap harddrive bays that fit in the 5.25" slots of your computer case that may provide what you are looking for. Here's an example off newegg: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817371028
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