Working on a thread and NEED MEMBER INPUT!

[Holley]

How about a dual battery install and a land cruiser power antenna switch retrofit write up?

My suggestions are obviously self serving, but would be a great reference...:fro:

 

[the great him]

so i got to thinking today, one thing that could be very useful to everyone(i know some probably already know how to use one...) would be a guide to using a multi-meter, for like ohm, volts, amps ect. maybe a guide on how to use each of the features, ect.

i know i hate these things, mainly cause really dont know how to use them other than the basic testing for volts ect. i dont know what ohms mean ect. -i know this is horrible especially coming from a guy who has worked on fleet vehilces as a lead tech, and in a independent auto turner shop and a dealer... i just never did much electrical, i refused to do it, cause i hated it, i would rather rebuild an automatic trans than play with a electrical... so yeah i know i could use this, and im sure im not the only one either.

 

[BrianSD_42]

would be a guide to using a multi-meter, for like ohm, volts, amps ect. maybe a guide on how to use each of the features, ect

Wikipedia, How Stuff Works (website), trade school, Technical A school (USN) and undergrad college are also great alternative places to learn this information.

For some of this stuff (like using a multi-meter) a little Google also goes a LONG way.

 

[the great him]

Wikipedia, How Stuff Works (website), trade school, Technical A school (USN) and undergrad college are also great alternative places to learn this information.

A little Google also goes a LONG way.

...:blah:



well then eff it, why should Eaton, even bother, cause all of the chit hes doing can be found on google, i mean really this is just an entire waste of his time, and apparently everyone elses, sorry i go put the good ideas on hold till the govt approves them when they can all learn to play nice and reopen...
:doh:

seriously man, the guys is asking for imput here on things that could be useful. im giving that imput, i know i could go other places to find the info, but i could do that with just about anything found here, i mean why bother having a T4R... theres yotatech, and pirate ect... T4R is just a big waste of time, almost as much of a waste of time as having a few threads devoted to electrical systems and general knowledge of how they work and trouble shooting. :flipoff::rockthrow::brick:

 

[BrianSD_42]

I guess the difference (to me) is that ohms law or using a multimeter is very general and not specific to 4Runners.

The sites I mentioned are actually quite good. Sure plenty of people scoff at Wikipedia but for foundation science and engineering concepts it is a great resource. How Stuff Works .com is really really great for noobs to automotive concepts. Heck even buying a Electrical For Dummies might be a good idea. Those books can actually be good for someone who is humble enough to get past the title.

Wikipedia ..... Plenty of STEM majors use it every day as an additional resource to textbooks. A concept like mathematical induction for example or programming recursion both have great wiki pages that are very useful for those trying to grasp "how it works"

It is true that I sometimes suggest other sites for certain non-T4R things. Guilty. For example when people want to talk serous home audio I often suggest AVS Forums.

 

[TheDurk]

I guess the difference (to me) is that ohms law or using a multimeter is very general and not specific to 4Runners.

The sites I mentioned are actually quite good. Sure plenty of people scoff at Wikipedia but for foundation science and engineering concepts it is a great resource. How Stuff Works .com is really really great for noobs to automotive concepts. Heck even buying a Electrical For Dummies might be a good idea. Those books can actually be good for someone who is humble enough to get past the title.

Wikipedia ..... Plenty of STEM majors use it every day as an additional resource to textbooks. A concept like mathematical induction for example or programming recursion both have great wiki pages that are very useful for those trying to grasp "how it works"

It is true that I sometimes suggest other sites for certain non-T4R things. Guilty. For example when people want to talk serous home audio I often suggest AVS Forums.

It's a little daunting to have to search the web for stuff you don't know much about. Sure it's all out there, but if you don't know the subject, you frequently don't know the right search terms. AVS Forums is a monster. Single threads on one model of TV can run thousands of posts. I know my stuff and it takes me a while to find anything on there.

On the other hand, EatonKyle said he expects to use outside sources and I said I'd help him with that. For example, here are a series of short write-ups specific to vehicle electronics, and includes all anybody on here needs to know about Ohm's Law as well as an excellent write-up on vehicle relays, a subject on which we receive constant inquiries. On the general web, you will get buried before you come to understand this stuff.


Mobile Electronics Basics

Elsewhere on this site are useful tables for wire gauge sizes and other info basic to working on car electrics.

We can be specific about where to send people for good info without reinventing the wheel.

 

[BrianSD_42]

AVS Forums is a monster. Single threads on one model of TV can run thousands of posts.

True. I have had luck with staying my own question thread though.

I look forward to EatonKyle's thread.

 

[EatonKyleH]

It's a little daunting to have to search the web for stuff you don't know much about.

We can be specific about where to send people for good info without reinventing the wheel.

Exactly.
I honestly had started writing how use of a DVOM and had a few pages of basic electrical theory written but just felt like I was regurgitating information that was already available and I felt like I would never get to anything new and specific for this forum. I really don't want this to feel like an old text book writing chore.

That being said,
I'll be posting links to these kinda things from sites that I have actually read and that lay out this information in as easy of a way to understand as I would have written. I will expand upon it as needed based on members needs.

I'll supplement things like the wiring diagram reading with examples of 3rd gen diagrams and break downs of them after a good link has shown you what a relay symbol looks like, what the symbol for ground is.. etc etc.

Another thing I've gained through several PM suggestions is to start small and expand on it. Its a simple idea really but one I'm sure will keep me from burning out entirely and keep it fun for me.

Also:
If anyone has known BAD sensors/switches/components from their 3rd gens I could really use them to show you bad from good with a meter

and.

If you are in Northern Colorado (or can come over here) and wish to do some sort of electrical mod that does not have an existing write up PM me and I will consider working it out with you and documenting it.

 

[Arn24]

Great idea Kyle, good luck, and thanks! Let me know if you need a vehicle for comparison, or anything else. I'm close. Coincidentally, a new Fluke is in the mail. I do have some electrical mods I want to do, I'll PM you.

Aaron