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89Choosing a Car Battery - Guide
A do-it-yourself battery replacement is a real money-saver but you also have to be responsible with the proper disposal of your old battery. There are 5 important factors in choosing a car battery: size, brand, reserve capacity (RC) rating, age, and cold-cranking amps (CCA) rating. The car battery is the power underneath the hood of your car. It provides electricity needed for door locks, sliding windows, lights, and other car accessories. Your car is dead, the moment your battery dies. At first
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86Energy Drinks and Health Risks
Energy drinks and your health I'm sure we have all heard of the popular energy drinks such as Monster, Amp, Rockstar and Red Bull. In fact, most of us have probably tried one of these drinks. Most of the...
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86The Amp, The Watt, And The Volt: The Three Musketeers
This article refers to the amp (short for ampere), the watt, and the volt as the Three Musketeers because both groups are, as it were, inseparable. Like the song lyric from Love and Marriage states, You can't...
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83Big Boys Toys | Guitars
For over 3500 years the coolest Big Boy on the cave block was strumming a guitar or a Tanbur in his day. Yep here it is right along with hallowed out animal horns and skin covered hollow logs, (Feel a beat...
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82The benefits of a Cable Tidy
Cables are the bane of my life. I love home cinema kit, hi-fi systems, home theatre PC and all surround sound speakers but I hate, really hate cables. The sooner a reliable wireless power source is brought...
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81Why Does Electrocution Hurt?
Electricity really hurts. It can sometimes save your life. Engineers have figured out how to increase your survival rate of electrocution. I bet you didn't know this stuff.
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80How To Salvage A Defective Electrical Cord
The camp trailer in which Pam and I presently live is old. Not as old as I am by a long shot, but in camper years...okay, it dates back to 1980 or so. In camper years, that's a bunch. When we first bought the...
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80Tube Amps vs. Solid-State Amps
Tube amps have been around for many years. In fact, many years ago, tubes powered most things, such as T.V.s, radios, and yes, guitar amps. Modern amps have become cheaper and the quality has diminished. Of...
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79Watts, Amps and Volts and How To Understand Electricity
Watt are Volts and Amps all about? Naomi Watts and everything you need to know about electrical power (Watts), current (Amps) and voltage (Volts) and how to understand the basics of electricity.
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79Guitar amps
The development of guitar amps is traceable back to the 1950s, when many classic Fender designs came on to the market. In an odd reversal of the usual trend, this valve based technology is preferred by many...
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