November 26, 2006

Laptop Battery Fire
Computer Hacks

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  PC Pit Stop has made a standard laptop battery catch on fire. The fire is quite a bit larger than I would have expected. “We intentionally created conditions in which the Li-ON battery pack would explode inside a generic portable. The results are dramatic. There are numerous conditions where these fires can occur in real life. Faulty battery packs (driving the recalls), faulty protection circuits inside the PC, exposure

Nitrous Rental Car
Crazy Hacks

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  I would never consider purchasing a rental car once it is retired. The guys at Sloppy Mechanics have solidified my thinking. “Well we picked up the rental and quickly got to work installing the nitrous line and solenoid Easily found a grommet in the firewall pulled it out and ram the stainless line right out of the cab, Next we ran the line to the air box with ease,