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Forum: General Fuel Topics

10-12-2007, 03:52 AM

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Posted By Fourthbean

I actually bought one of those and installed it...

I actually bought one of those and installed it in a laptop I previously had (was stolen). Worked nicely and quiet :), which was my main purpose. Linux didn't have any trouble installing on it, and...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

10-11-2007, 02:41 PM

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Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

Ahh, now I see what you are saying. Yes, that...

Ahh, now I see what you are saying. Yes, that would certainly be neat. This coming from the person who complained about cars being all "computer controlled". I think understanding what those...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

10-11-2007, 11:41 AM

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Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

Alright, tested the ups theory and read around a...

Alright, tested the ups theory and read around a bit more. My ups will not allow me to turn it on without ac power applied, so I would have to get another that would allow such a thing and then I...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

10-10-2007, 10:41 PM

Replies: 24

Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

Just had a uereka moment. I have an old UPS with...

Just had a uereka moment. I have an old UPS with a dead battery (Who doesn't?) and thought "what if I could use it as an inverter". As it does run off of 12 volts. I just did a quick google search...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

10-02-2007, 01:59 AM

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Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

I recieved both the lcd screen and OBDii adapter...

I recieved both the lcd screen and OBDii adapter in the mail yesterday. I have been trying to install various programs on my brothers laptop that is running linux. The two that seem to work...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

09-28-2007, 08:54 PM

Replies: 24

Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

Yep, I see how the usb drive could be handy. But...

Yep, I see how the usb drive could be handy. But I already have a wireless adapter lying around doing nothing, hence the reason to use it. That would be a nice feature to have though, a usb port...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

09-28-2007, 09:29 AM

Replies: 24

Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

Keep the ideas coming, the only thing I see...

Keep the ideas coming, the only thing I see against solid state would be space. I would like to have some space to put audio and video(for showing off). Maybe I will do a small CF card for the...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

09-28-2007, 09:01 AM

Replies: 24

Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

I agree that the hard drive probably won't last...

I agree that the hard drive probably won't last long. I am using the 8 gig just because I have it around, if everything works out good I will consider getting something solid state. Or going with a...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

09-28-2007, 08:00 AM

Replies: 24

Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

Oh boy, you are going to make me work for my...

Oh boy, you are going to make me work for my membership here aren't you Svoboy.

The program I was looking at (scantool.net) has something like 80 different outputs that I can display relating to...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

09-28-2007, 06:37 AM

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Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

I like the green button idea, but I think it...

I like the green button idea, but I think it would work better with an automatic transmission.

Forum: General Fuel Topics

09-28-2007, 05:52 AM

Replies: 24

Car computer for data logging

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Posted By Fourthbean

Car computer for data logging

I just bought a 7" Lilliput LCD from ebay for my car computer that I am going to put together. According to my figures, it will cost 185 for the screen, 42 for a single protocol OBDII scanner (won't...

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