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Born 18/01/05
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I was brought up in the independent market and whilst being reared I had the privilege to have been taken under the wing of some great Real-Time practitioners. These people were not part of any glory hungry group, they do their job for the challenge and personal reward that troubleshooting brings. At the start of my career I worked/studied through the day as normal then on evenings and weekends I volunteered to accompany a Marine Electrician on his fault finding. I became hooked to the concept of breaking down an unknown system into a few basic laws then go on to troubleshoot it. Only now years on can I fully appreciate the level of understanding it takes to have made it look that easy. I owe a lot to that part of my life and this site is an attempt to tip my hat to those. The
case studies included come from my personal library of diagnostic
adventures, and some misadventures too The articles demonstrate how fundamentals of Electrical theory can often overcome seemingly complicated circuits. Faraday, Henry, Maxwell, Franklin, Volt, Ohm, Ampere, Oerstead, Lenz, to name only a few should be continually recognized for their ground breaking work – true giants who’s work any modern advancement has only managed to manipulate but never change! Each one explores a different Electrical concept and if only a brief understanding of their work is grasped, it doesn’t take long to spot their inevitable link with the Motor Vehicle. As for the opinion that these are too basic to be bothered with, well that's probably where you're going wrong! It’s this foundation level that proves critical in Auto-Electrical diagnostics because everything else is merely built around them.
The studies lean towards Oscilloscope work and highlight it's importance as an indispensable piece of kit. If you haven't got one I fully recommend getting one to stretch your capabilities. There's a massive amount of information you are missing out on not to mention it's also good chance to learn new techniques. Opting for a Digital Storage Oscilloscope offers the benefit to record/save/replay the capture which is great for intermittent problems. Where possible the articles include information at a signal level throughout the diagnosis and it's an area which can not be encouraged enough. The recorded captures were taken using each problem vehicle as a donor for information in real circumstances, this gives added operational characteristics you might otherwise be unaware of. A HUGE thank you to everyone for their kind support, encouragement and patience for this small project to have lifted off, I hope the end result doesn’t disappoint. It looked easy at the start of this Web project but having endured nearly all of this journey on my own I can say it's been the biggest troubleshooting journey yet! Web Designers have my admiration.
All reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the details held within each article is correct and reliable at time writing. All material consists of my own thoughts and opinions. I will not be held responsible through misuse or abuse of the information on this Web Site. Safety precautions should always be taken. All original content and images on this Website are subject to copyright © HIBTECH 2005 - 2006 and may not be reproduced without proper authorisation.
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. Each study has
been compiled with the aim of keeping Electrical troubleshooting as real as
it gets. Sometimes a chosen diagnostic route doesn’t always prove
successful, but that’s all part of “the trail” and so should rightfully be
included. As Techs, I've found it good to hear and share stories between one
another and it can be more interesting to hear of the pitfalls encountered.
It's always good when you can see the leak, hear an exhaust blow, or feel if
something is getting hot or cold, but the first you know something is wrong
with Auto-Electrics is when it doesn't work. None of these senses will help
much.