Izad Kasmijan

Performing an automotive drain current test, also known as a parasitic drain test, involves measuring the amount of current drawn from the vehicle's battery when the vehicle is off. This helps identify any excessive current draw that could drain the battery. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to perform this test: Tools Needed: - Digital multimeter (with a current measurement function, typically in the milliamps (mA) range) - Wrenches or socket set (for disconnecting battery terminals) Steps: 1. *Safety First: - Ensure the vehicle is in a safe environment and that the key is out of the ignition. - Wear safety goggles and gloves to protect yourself. 2. *Access the Battery: - Locate the vehicle's battery, usually found under the hood or in the trunk. 3. *Disconnect the Negative Terminal: - Use a wrench or socket set to carefully disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal cable. - Ensure that the cable is secured and does not touch the battery terminal or any other metal part. 4. *Set Up the Multimeter: - Set the multimeter to the DC current (A) setting, typically in the 10A range to start. - If the multimeter has an auto-ranging feature, enable it. If not, you may need to adjust the range manually. 5. *Connect the Multimeter: - Connect the multimeter leads in series with the negative battery cable and the negative battery terminal. - Connect one lead to the negative battery cable and the other lead to the negative battery terminal. - Ensure a secure and stable connection to avoid false readings or interruptions. 6. *Observe the Reading: - Check the current reading on the multimeter display. - Typical acceptable parasitic drain current for modern vehicles is around 20-50 mA. Anything significantly higher could indicate a problem. 7. *Isolate the Source of the Drain: - If the current reading is excessively high, begin isolating the source of the drain by pulling fuses one at a time from the vehicle’s fuse box. - After removing each fuse, observe the multimeter reading. If the current drops significantly after removing a particular fuse, the circuit associated with that fuse is likely causing the drain. 8. *Further Investigation: - Once the problematic circuit is identified, further investigate the components or devices on that circuit for faults or abnormal power consumption. 9. *Reconnect the Battery: - After completing the test, reconnect the negative battery terminal securely. - Ensure all tools and equipment are removed from the engine bay or trunk. 10. *Record Findings: - Document the test results and any actions taken for future reference or for informing a professional mechanic if needed. # Additional Tips: - Ensure all accessories (lights, radio, etc.) are turned off before starting the test. - Allow the vehicle to enter sleep mode (usually takes a few minutes) after turning off the ignition before measuring the current, as some modules may stay active for a short period.

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It's the battle of the QR ages - Experience vs Convenience! On one side, we have the QR code flexing its convenience muscles. Scanning to pay? Boom, QR code to the rescue! Logging into apps on them newfangled TV boxes? QR coded and good to go! Even at the airport being all travel-savvy, QR codes are the real MVPs. But then on the other side, we have the QR as the ultimate experience killer! You're at a swanky restaurant, soaking in the ambiance, ready to peruse that leather-bound menu...only to be handed a QR code like some kind of fishing lure? Talk about a romance ruiner! The lesson for marketers? Know thy QR battle! Are you solving for convenience and need those scan-tastic codes? Or are you crafting an experience where QR is the quirky QR-uncle no one wants at the party? Get it right and you're the QR-acle! Get it wrong and you've just made a bunch of hangry folks very QR-ank-y. The answers are easy...when you know if you're team Experience or team Convenience! Putting QR codes on billboards is like asking a goldfish to scan itself out of its bowl. Sure, you might get some 'engagement metrics', but you'll also have a bunch of confused fish flopping around wondering what just happened. Maybe let's let billboards do what they do best - catch eyes with bold visuals, not seizure-inducing barcodes that nobody wants to scan anyway!" #ExperiencevsConvenience #BadQRExecution

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Wages Code 2019 Concerns; There have been concerns expressed about the new Wages Code. Some of them are as below: 1. There is no clarity on the formula for fixing the minimum wage and also on the particular authority designated for setting the minimum wages. 2. The fixing of minimum wages on the basis on geography, skill and difficulty levels of the work, etc. might bring in a lot of discretionary power to the hands of the administrators since many of these factors are not easy to measure. This might lead to adverse effects like lobbying. 3. The clause for the deduction of wages seems arbitrary and it might prevent workers from unionizing in fear of a deduction in wages. 4. The Code omits the principal employer’s liability to pay wages if the labor contractor had failed to do so. The principal employer is defined broadly in the Code making it difficult to pinpoint responsibility for payment of wages. This is a major issue since, in India, a majority of the workers are contract laborers. 5.The Code also takes away the jurisdiction of courts in providing justice to workers who have faced violations with respect to their wages. This means that workers can no longer access courts to contest the wages paid to them by their employers, but can only approach the quasi-judicial body and appellate authority set up under the provisions of the Wage Code. Suggestion/inputs are welcome. 

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Two topics that really discombobulate me and bothering between what is right and what is right (Eyes of the beholder) ; Politicians Vs Business Vs People 1. NHI 2.Uplifting of the second hand import Ban My focus has been on people’s views in the last 5 days, there has been those who are for and those against both, or one of each. have you given it a thought and what is your view?

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