[GARD] SAAF Dakota crashes – why? In a time where South African politics makes headlines ad nauseam it would be prudent for the media to …
VIN – Vehicle Identification Number and Recalls
The VIN is a 17 digit number standardised in the USA for identifying vehicles, being motor cars, motorcycles and towed vehicles. The VIN cannot include …
Best Motorcycle Engines ever Built
As an add on to the article which was more rage than prose, the Nissan QR25 series motors with their set of complicated problems, …
Nissan QR25 Cam Chains
Now here is something to put into your pipe and smoke. Yes, cam-chains do stretch and they do cause mayhem on your ECU, sometimes so …
Friends of Music
Recently we were caught up trying to find a match for a friend’s blown tube amplifier – we won’t give the make here except to …
Rodriguez – Welcome back Sugar Man!
If you were a 70s child I am sure you’re going to be excited at the prospect of the release of the movie “Searching for …
A Twisting Moment
If you’re like me you’ll have an interest in electric motors. Electric motors are beautiful, they are quiet, have a ‘flat’ torque ‘curve’ and are …
Ampacity – New Wire and Old Rules
An oft asked question on the internet is can a person use an extension lead while it is still wrapped around a drum or even …
Can Technicians really Sell?
Can a great technican make a great salesman? There are many philosophies behind putting a technician on the sales floor but of course one needs …
Measuring Power, HP myths and Energy Dissipation
There is such a lot of reading material on power and energy that I was surprised to receive a mail from a reader as to …
Who discovered the helicopter?
An interesting question with many answers. Case history tells us that a big drawback in the early design phases was the power to weight ratio …
DMF or the Dual Mass Flywheel
The relevance of a Dual Mass Flywheel. There has been a lot of controversy of late, especially as seen over the internet as to why …
SAA plays the Equity Game
A truly dangerous game to play is to let the previously disadvantaged now have equity over the previously ‘advantaged’ when it comes to professions which …
Contacts
Our contact listing is fairly short: Complaints, broken links and data issues (corruption or entries not accepted) – to:we*******@pa********.com Would you like to advertise here …
Free Power for All
If it wasn’t so sad I’d be laughing. Read up on http://www.power4home.com and watch the video. It’s about ten minutes long – the unfortunate tale …
Retailer News: Top Ten Notebooks
Recently we had a top ten listing voted in place by you, the visitor to this website. The listing is based on popularity and whether …
Diesel Engine
Compression engine which does not need a spark plug to ignite fuel/air mixture. There is controversy about whom invented this type engine because at the …
Windows 8 and The Tablet Wars
With the tablet wars running rife and chief rival Samsung plagued by legal woes in the USA, it comes as no surprise that Microsoft are …
Old sound versus New
Prompted by an article in the Popular Mechanics Magazine, “Vintage Audio in the Digital Age” by Mark Wilson – December 2011 I thought it pertinent …
Post-It Notes
Post-It or Sticky Notes are credited to two employees of the 3M company, Dr Spencer Silver and Art Fry. The ownership of Sticky Notes are …
