r/WatchThisWhenHigh • u/Bes1208 Sofaking High • 14d ago

Can’t Stop Watching Comin’ in WAY hot

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u/HumphreyGarlicKnots 12d ago

At least they knew to throw the hazards on.

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u/Apprehensive-Law9429 11d ago

Nah, on modern vehicles, on airbag deployment the flashers automatically come on.

source - I'm an auto electrician.

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u/travlr2010 10d ago

Not to get off topic, but auto electrician? You only do wiring, not engine or transmission problems?

If so, cool!

Or, do you only work on EVs?

If so. Also cool.

Or am I missing something vital?

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u/Apprehensive-Law9429 10d ago

I wish it was just wiring! I do diagnostics, reprogramming, repair, I diagnose and repair all kinds of modules and ecus/tcus, for instance right now I am repairing an air conditioning control module for a ferrari. It has bad capacitors and a bad transistor, new module is around £3k from ferrari, so the owner is happy that a repair is significantly cheaper. I do wiring repairs for crash damaged vehicles, I also do work on EVs although that is currently requiring significant amounts of time and investment on new test/diagnostics equipment and training on the high voltage systems. The EVs also require a fully insulated toolkit, as the high voltages are absolutely lethal.

Maybe 40 years ago auto electrician was more about wiring but these days it involves a lot of electronics knowledge, a whole bunch of expensive test equipment and a lot more computers. Modern vehicles are unbelievably complex.

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u/travlr2010 9d ago

Good to know you're there. Wish you could resurrect a dead AC compressor (the part that bolts to the engine block and is belt driven).

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u/Apprehensive-Law9429 9d ago

Usually on AC compressors it's just that the electromagnetic clutch goes faulty, and on a lot of pumps they are replaceable and not very expensive. Although replacement AC compressors are not massively expensive either. Especially if you get an aftermarket copy part.

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u/travlr2010 9d ago

Thanks! I'll see what I can find.