2017年2月13日星期一

Tesla And SpaceX Finally Get Around To Opposing Trump's Immigration Ban

After a timid response to growing opposition against President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries from CEO Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX have finally joined an amicus brief filed by 96 other companies.

Reuters reports that Tesla and SpaceX joined companies including Apple, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Lyft, Facebook, and Twitter in the legal filing, which followed San Fancisco’s 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejection to reinstate the ban after it was blocked by a federal judge.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is now in an even more precarious situation as he still sits on President Trump’s economic advisory council despite growing pressure for him to step down. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down from the council in opposition to the travel ban last week. Musk’s reaction instead was to use his position “for the greater good,” allegedly making concerns over the ban the priority of last week’s council meeting.


Trump, unsurprisingly, must not have taken Musk’s Twitter-requested ideason the ban to heart, as the Department of Justice has gone ahead and appealed the district court’s decision.









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2017年2月9日星期四

How to Replace a Car's Starter Motor---Part 2

Saturday morning you give your battery and charging system a full investigation. Even swapping in the new battery from your other car doesn't help. Nope—the screeching has become the only symptom you can elicit. That banshee wail is the teeth on the starter motor's bendix gear clashing against the ring-gear teeth because it's not completely engaged.

The solenoid, or on some starters, just a threaded part of the armature, pushes the bendix gear forward an inch or so until it meshes with the ring gear, allowing the starter motor to spin the engine over until it starts. When the engine rpm exceeds the cranking speed, the bendix automatically retracts, preventing the engine from spinning the starter too fast.

At least that's how it works in theory. Starter motor failure is rarely caused by a blown or shorted motor itself—usually it's a problem with the bendix mechanism or the solenoid. And frankly, most people will never need to replace a starter motor for the life of their vehicle. Intrepid but underfunded Saturday Mechanics might actually dismantle a malfunctioning starter and repair it themselves. You can still find auto parts stores that can get you new bearings, brushes and bendix assemblies. Generally, I just exchange the old starter for a new or remanufactured one, because repairing one doesn't save much money. On the other hand, if you have a rare or hard-to-find starter it might be necessary to fix what you have. Usually, auto electric shops (Denso Starter Supplier) can rebuild or repair a starter with a bad armature, shorted field windings, bad brushes, a bad commutator, or even a bad solenoid if there is no alternative. Be prepared to wait a few days or more.




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2017年2月2日星期四

How to Replace a Car's Starter Motor---Part1


Replacing a starter motor is usually a straightforward but inconvenience job. Here's how it's done.

This gear-reduction starter is a lightweight drop-in replacement for the older starter that failed. By spinning the armature faster and reducing its output speed with a planetary gearbox, it's possible to get the same starter power in a smaller, lighter package.

Click. Click. Click. That's the noise your car makes when you twist the key. A few more clicks and now you've got a metallic screeching that makes all the dogs in the neighborhood start to bark. The dash lights are plenty bright, the headlights don't dim much when the key is twisted, but obviously something is wrong. With the clock ticking, you resort to that old standby: a jump-start. A few more screeches grating enough to make you cringe, and the engine finally spins merrily.

After work, it's the same story: Clunking and clicking, a few bars of the "Ballad of the Tortured Ring Gear," and you get to drive home instead of ride in the cab of the tow truck.

You've got a bad starter motor. Time to fix it before you're on the bus.






















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