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  • Battery and Electrical

    Figure 5: While diagnosing an illuminated ABS malfunction indicator lamp on a Ford F150, I referenced the wire diagram, and checked all easily accessible inline connectors. I found a pin push-through condition at pin 16. This visual inspection saved me a lot of time.
    Battery and Electrical

    Streamlining electronic diagnosis

    When an ECM makes a bad call, it's generally because the module received wrong information from an input.
    Feb. 28, 2022
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    Service Repair

    The greening of the grid and the future of EVs

    June 9, 2025
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    This mechanical drawing shows the circuits that are used and required to take the Hybrid High Voltage Battery and reduce the voltage down to the charge and maintain the Low Voltage Battery system, that is still required on today’s hybrid vehicles.
    Service Repair

    The essential guide to hybrid motor generators and high voltage system maintenance

    Feb. 17, 2025
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    Fig. 3: Lexus eCVT. Large motor is M/G II.
    Service Repair

    Hybrids and the evolution of internal combustion engines

    Feb. 12, 2025
    This photo shows the automatic liftgate on a 2016 Nissan Rogue.
    Service Repair

    Encoders and smart motors in modern vehicles

    Dec. 2, 2024
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    The dashboard of an xEV will show the driver when they are in regenerative mode.
    Service Repair

    How regenerative braking works

    Dec. 2, 2024
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    Diagnostic Test Equipment

    Electric Vehicle 12V Battery SafetyPower Diagnostic System, No. xLVS-9000

    Nov. 12, 2024
    With the trim panels removed you can see all the extra plumbing involved in this heat pump equipped 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 6, this illustrates the need to follow the diagnostics to remove or service the A/C system.
    Service Repair

    The role of electric A/C compressors in modern vehicles

    Aug. 12, 2024
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    Service Repair

    The evolution from HVAC to thermal management in EVs

    Aug. 1, 2024

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