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[dtphan824]

Panic Grand Prix 2023 - The Best Corolla Event in the US?

I was supposed to have written this post about a week ago… but life happens…  I won’t make this post too long (I lied) since I have to catch up with a bunch of video editing projects so bear with me on the lack of writing (I’m not even good at it lol). Panic Grand Prix 2023… What is the Panic Grand Prix?? The Panic Grand Prix is a customer appreciation event for Panic customers and friends with…

[boxboxblog]

How Do F1 Cars Work?: Braking, Cooling, Sensors

I never know how to start these posts. Let's dive in.

Braking and Cooling

Brakes are an incredibly important part of any car, but most especially in F1. With the speed and power the cars have a sensitive, sturdy, and strong braking system must exist. In the case of modern cars, F1 uses an extremely efficient and durable carbon-carbon disc brake system. This allows the car to screech to a halt in a split-second, and allows drivers to use their speedy reaction times to the best of their ability. When the driver steps on the brake pedal, it compresses two master brake cylinders, one for the front wheels and one for the rear, which generate fluid pressure.

For the front tires, the fluid pressure is delivered directly to the front brake calipers (part that houses brake pads and pistons). Inside each caliper, six pistons clamp pads against the disc and it is this friction that slows the car down. For the rear tires it is a bit different.

At the rear, the car can brake by three separate sources: friction from the brakes, resistance from the spinning engine (engine braking) and electrical braking that results from harvesting energy from the MGU-K . Although the driver can adjust each of these on his steering wheel, when he presses the brake pedal, the three systems work together via the Brake By Wire (BBW) system.

When the driver presses the pedal, the fluid pressure generated in the rear braking circuit is picked up by an electronic pressure sensor. The signal from this sensor represents the overall rear braking demand from the driver and is passed to the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) where it is turned into a series of commands to brake the rear of the car. The ECU distributes its efforts to the three systems according to the the set up of the car and this is altered by the way that the driver has adjusted the switch settings on the steering wheel. This is what teams mean when they say changing the setting on the car.

Going hand-in-hand with braking, cooling is another important part of the car, especially for brakes. Basically, there is a series of systems that cools the power unit, brakes, and electronics. If the car overheats, it can lead to damage and lack of performance. There are a few ways to cool. Radiators cool the engine and hybrid system. Intercooler cools the air that the turbocharger compresses before it enters the engine. Brake cooling ducts bring air to the brakes in order to stop them from overheating.

2. Electronics and Sensors

So i'm sure many of you have looked at the steering wheel and been baffled that this thing that looks like a Nintendo Switch steers that car. The F1 steering wheel is incredibly complex and has a variety of buttons, screens, and knobs. For example, on the steering wheel is an area for strat settings, where their plans for all eventualities are mapped out. There is also a rotary knob for MGU-K settings, where drivers can switch around when faced with possible failures. The menu allows drivers control over every setting in the car. Beyond that there is the pit lane speed button, gear change buttons, race start button, energy recovery button, and brake balance knob, among others. It really tells you how much drivers do in a race beyond racing.

Other than the steering wheel, there is also the telemetry, over 300 sensors which gathers race data and sends it back to engineers on the pit wall. This way, engineers can either remotely alter settings and strat, or advise the driver on what to do.  F1 uses a customized mesh wireless network system based on WiMax 802.16 at each racetrack. The sensors record data, which is then temporarily stored in the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), which controls functions like engine performance and power steering. That sensor data then travels wirelessly to a centralized location managed by F1. F1 then sends the data to the relevant team, of course very securely. Teams then use a system called Advanced Telemetry Linked Acquisition System (ATLAS) to view and analyze sensor data.

The final pretty important electronic devices on an F1 car is the many many cameras. The most recognizable camera is found in the "T" structure that sits atop of every F1 car. It gives viewers that top-down, forward facing view used often by broadcasters. this is also how viewers often distinguish between cars of the same team. One driver will have a yellow camera, the other has black. The two nose cameras provides a view of the front wing and low circuit. The 360 camera is on top of the chassis and provides a wide view of the race track, and everything else around the car. The driver facing camera is pointed directly at the driver and helps keep track of how they are doing, and in the event of the crash helps marshals and rescuers figure out the best way to help. The two rear cameras are settled on a rear facing structure, and allows the pit wall to see what is going on directly behind the driver and advise. Beyond these ones, drivers also have cameras inside their helmets, showing exactly what they see. Can't get away with much in an F1 car.

3. How They Work Together

So, we now know the basics of most parts of the car. But these parts all must work together before that car will go anywhere. How do they do it?

One of the more obvious relationships is between aerodynamics and power. The better the aerodynamics, the more usable the power is. They also work in tandem around different parts of the track. On corners the aerodynamics keep the car stable while the power peters off. On straights the power keeps the car boosted. Suspension and tires are also very connected. It is the suspension that keeps the tires on the ground. A good suspension will also mean that the tires are easier to manage, something any driver knows is highly important. Brakes and ERS are also connected because the brakes help recover ERS, pretty simply. Also the cooling system works with most of teh car, cooling engine, tires, and brakes. The biggest connection is probably between all the sensors on the car. They are connected to every single part, and even a small bit of damage can destroy them. The non-sensor components have to accommodate for the sensors and work perfectly with them in order for proper data to be sent back.

The ultimate goal of engineers is to create a car that works in harmony all together. The integration of the engine to the chassis is highly important. There have been cars that the parts were fantastic on their own, but the minute they were put together stopped working completely. Its why teams that produce their own engines have such a leg up over non-manufacturers. Its also why sometimes you will see a car that is running poorly until one small thing is changed, and then suddenly its brand new. Car harmony really is terribly important.

Alright, done! While I covered most of the important stuff, as always if there is any particular part of the car anyone wants me to dive deeper into, please let me know.

Cheers,

-B

[understeerking]

Part 2: chatting with Yuji san, he said they had just returned from the Drift Tengoku 90's style Matsuri at Mobara Circuit. An event where all the cars had to be Old-school style and it sound amazing! Looking over his pink 180sx, I noticed a small Wakos oil sticking out the passenger fender. When I asked what it was, he said it was for the wastegate dump. With the cars' 90s look, I assumed it had a "boost up" or an older bottom/mid mount turbo. Instead, he had a top mount GT30 setup, making about 350hp if I remember correctly. His son's car also ran a GT30 with a Link ecu. His fuel setup was all SARD. Back in the day, all you would see was Rom tune, Power FC, or HKS F-Con. So it's cool to see some newer tech being used. With the small wheels, these cars must spin the tires like crazy, lol. The B-Wave cars were also joined by two X90 MarkII's from the Night Walkers. I will share those next.

[dognonsense]

Link to digital version of the ECU art show!!

Art show

[doughguts-art]

Okay okay back with more Bandit questions and observations now!!! Hi!!! First off, what's the model of his gun? Literally just curious, really doesn't mean anything unless I feel like drawing it lmao. Secondly, what's his thoughts on the people in power/the guardians + the queen (I'm lumping the Judge into the guardians)? You said he won't work when he can survive well on his own, but does his dislike stretch out to even wishing harm on the guardians? Actually, does he know if a guardian dies, their Zone dies, too? How knowledgeable is he on the world of OFF's lore and how it functions?? Thirdly, does he have any friends I should know about? You drew him interacting with Project Goldfinch/Just Finch to break up the text in my first ask, what's their relationship? Does Bandit scam him to hell and back, or do they just casually chat every now and then? Fourthly, I VERY BRIEFLY checked out Ask Bandit and here are some observations I made: Uno, how come you ship him with Red from Animal Crossing? Is it cuz they both steal and resell?? If so, that's hilarious and I love your sense of humor. Dos, when drawing him with Elsen 7 I did not know Bandit currently resides in Zone Three, because 7 lives in Zone One. This whole time I was under the impression he travels through Zones for some reason lol? I guess that's my curse of having a handful of ECU Elsen that do that themselves lmao. Last but not least, not something Ask Bandit related, just generally speaking, would you like to see any future doodles I make of Bandit, whether he's interacting with my own OCs or otherwise? If not, I totally get it lol. Sorry if this is too many questions btw!! You're free to infiltrate my inbox with silly questions too if you want, just to make it more fair. Thank you! :]

Apologies in advance, I didn't make any new Bandit art for this post so I'm just linking something I drew in April that I don't think I shared to tumblr XD Answer time!

I modeled Bandit's gun after a Glock?? Kinda?? I didn't really reference a specific model, more like loosely inspired. I probably should create a prop-reference for it, but I haven't yet.

Bandit's dislike for authority does not stretch to wanting to take out the guardians. It would be counter-intuitive to his role as a merchant to kill off his customers by killing off the guardians. Bandit cares too much about profit, and although the guardians are annoying, without them he wouldn't have profit.

Bandit is fully aware on how the world of OFF works, it's inner workings, and other meta things.

Bandit will say anyone is his friend, even if they clearly hate him. Louis would be the only one that would truly think of Bandit as a friend (except maybe my elsen-sona, but they're a mary-sue type oc and should probably not be counted if we're talking in-universe/story lol)

As Finch is the protagonist in my game concept, Bandit will be the merchant selling them items. Finch is distrusting of Bandit, but sees him as a necessity in their mission. I do have an idea where Bandit does steal something from Finch to propel the plot, but who knows if that'll stay in the final lol

Bandit x Redd is a joke ship created by @brandy-elsen (tagging the account it was posted on and not your current account because I do not wanna waste a tag on this I am sorry Brandy AHHSGFG). All the credits to her for the comedic genius. I think you guessed right as to why that ship exists tho. I just drew it for that post because it met the "two pieces of fanart" criteria I set.

Bandit travels the zones, your initial assumption was right. He is only in Zone 3 on the askbandit blog because of the story being told on there. He's gotta refill his stock of sugar manually since sugar happens to be one of the things he cannot magically pull from his pack.

I would love to see future doodles you make of Bandit! I like collecting all the fanart I get and posting it (with credits/links) to his gallery on toyhouse.

I'm terrible with asking questions, but I'll keep your offer in mind if I have any in the future! :D

a dapper Bandit in a suit

[khylamarieren]

I am starting a new series on Youtube where I read one of my journal entries and dissect it a little bit. If you are interested in watching, here is the link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCu-EfnDTXU&t=37s 

[deke-rivers-1957]

My Year in Review

Idk why tumblr didn't do this like they did last year, but I'm making my own.

First I'd like to thank the 184 followers who have shown interest in my work throughout the year. I hope to continue making good content in the next year.

Now what exactly have I done this year? Admittedly the first few months of the year was slow do to finishing my last year of college. I only made a handful of posts a month until the summer. I was just unable to do any big project because I simply didn't have the energy. My Jailhouse Rock review was announced last November and wasn't finished until March. In fact when @georgefairbrother requested my next 2 films back on March 30th, I didn't get my first request done until October 4th about 6 months later. Since then, I was able to do one review a month. My goal is to keep up that pace and review 12 Elvis movies this next year. I still plan on continuing to make installments for the ECU tier list where I rank each Elvis character based on their fighting ability. I think the decision to make a tidbit post for each character after I finished a movie helped maintain interest in the project.

But it isn't all doom and gloom as I've also been working on several new projects. Back in June I started releasing this one story called The Greatest Hero in the Empire. It's a fanfic in which Toby Kwimper from Follow That Dream is a gladiator who goes through a lot of trials just to obtain his freedom. It hasn't quite performed as well as I wanted it to, but a note here and there is very much appreciated. Link to the story is on the master list. I've been dabbling in oneshots since then and even got my first request from @fairybloodsucker to do a story about Dr. Carpenter.

I've expanded into doing rps with the lovely @mercsandmonsters and @vintagepresley. You can find my rps with @mercsandmonsters using the rp tag on my blog. My rp with @vintagepresley can be see on her blog where I portray Sheriff Kwimper, Scott Heyward, Clint Reno and Pacer Burton.

In September, 2 new projects were created: The ECU bio cards and ECU High. Both have garnered a lot of support and I couldn't be any happier. Those of course will be continued next year and I hope people will still find it as enjoyable as when I started it. Links to each chapter/installment can be found on the master list.

So what do I have planned for next year regarding new projects? Outside of continuing to release installments for current projects I admit I have no idea. Depending on my ability to stick to the plan of one review a month, I might create a new project where after every 10 or so movies, I rank them. Hopefully I'll be able to make 2 installments of that as I'd be at 20 films by the end of next year.

Ultimately thank you all for interacting with me and my content this past year. I hope to hear more from you all about requests and various projects throughout the year.

Happy New Year!

[earthbaby-angelboy]

hi everyone!

you may notice that some things are changing around on my account. i can explain!

i was previously called bellanotchewrites, but i have changed it to a name that is directly related to elvis (see: the song angel. “angel, with those angel eyes; come and take this earth boy up to paradise.)

i am also making the executive decision that i will be deleting all of my non-elvis related works. there will be a select few that will remain posted, but everything else is going. i have no desire to write about anything but elvis and the ecu, so it feels wrong to keep those fics up on my page.

i will be updating the links on my masterlist, as they no longer work. bare with me as i do this!

i love you all, and am so grateful that you’re here on this journey with me.

-hugs and change, calla xx

[taptroupe]

I'M GONNA BE IN AN ART GALLERY WOO

if you are in vancouver CHECK IT OUT IF YOU WANT :)

Inscapes: Our Landscape Within explores the vulnerable landscapes and stories that contribute to the diasporic language of identity. Through invisible and visible traditions, the exhibiting artists have reclaimed history and demonstrated the shifts in today's cultural and material history. Its social construct has guided the interrelationships between memory, healing and trauma.

These stories echo the voices of communities as they become sentinels of social change and create spaces of conversations centered around equity, inclusiveness, and greater diversity.

In celebration of our stories, Inscapes: Our Landscape Within has interwoven our voices and experiences of a generation.

The exhibition features 10 emerging BIPOC artists including ECU alumni Alayna (WHOA ME), Jermaine Oxley, Karl Hipol, Katrina Abad, Frankie McDonald and Keimi Nakashima-Ochoa alongside current student Jun Luo. Other participating artists are Adeline Poufong, Crystal Noir, and David Acquino.

Opening Reception: January 26, 7 - 10 PM Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 - 5 PM

Exhibition runs until April 1! uh search it up on goggle i'm sure it's there i don't wanna link something and it gets my post flagged

[harapeveco]

im confused, a lot of ppl say that Promise is mlm but others say that they're brothers?? So are they brothers or not?

Oks so the answer to that is kinda complicated but lets say yes and no at the same time, they are Schrödinger’s duo LMAO

Basically when Promise came out it was tied up to a writing contest (I don’t remember all the details about it bc it’s been years since Promise came out but those are the basics) and on said constest you had to write a story about these two characters and to my understanding Eve would be the one choosing the winner and said winner would have their story be a radio drama with voice actors and everything. Think of it as fanfiction treated seriously

In the end the story that won was one where they end up being half brothers (they have the same dad but not the same mom) and a lot of dramatic stuff about it happens that then leads to the MV’s story. Now considering it’s basically a fic a lot of people seem to take this as a hc instead of canon since it’s the ECU and everything goes aside from the fact this is never discussed in the MV so they don’t see a reason to think it’s canon but others seem to agree they are related. I personally like the half brothers take on it since most of Eve’s MVs seem to touch romance in some way (and if they aren’t they are just about a depressed guy LMAO) I don’t think it is an original idea but something different for this fandom but yeh ig if you want them to be mlm they can be but there’s also the chance someone who has listened to the radio dramas tell you that’s not right. Again with Eve media everything is possible sooooooo

Anyway idk if they were meant to be related or not but Eve liked the idea so for now we can assume that’s how he sees those characters

Btw if you want to listen to the radio drama I left a post explaining a bit the situation and that links to those episodes too!

[transskywardsword]

shout out to the ECU's digital collection of civil war artifacts for providing examples of the single wooden peg prosthetics soldiers and sailors used in the mid 1800s. i based waker's prosthetic after those but also altered the design to be more comfortable, as the original prosthetics would just have the leg sitting on a block of wood on top of the peg/stake and held in place with wooden pegs. ow!

[Image description: Two digital drawings of Waker from Heroes Gate, a 'Links meet' Legend of Zelda au. The leftmost drawing is noticeably simpler. In it, Waker, a brown-skinned 19 year old boy. His hair is black blonde and fluffy, with black roots beginning to show. He looks to the left with a small smile, dark eyes, and large dark eyebrows. He wears his blue lobster shirt with the sleeves removed and the mid-drift cut off, exposing his stomach. He wears bright orange pants tucked into grey boots, and a knights crest belt. He has a tattoo sleeve on his left arm made up of symbols of the Great Sea and Din, Nayru, and Farore's pearls. He stands on a periwinkle background with 'Waker' 'Hero of the Winds' handwritten in dark blue to his left and 'Sailer' 'he/her' written to the right.

In the second photo, Waker stands in a more dynamic pose, leaning to the side with his prosthetic leg tucked behind him. He is heavily freckled and his hair is messier. He smirks, brows even bigger. His pants are a darker, more muted orange and go to mid-shin, and Waker's right leg at the mid-shin has been replaced with an 1850's style wooden peg prothetic with a more modern cup to attach to his shin. He wears a brown ankle boot on his left leg. He stands against a bright, pale blue background and 'Waker' 'Hero of Winds' is written to his right in green-blue in the official Zelda font. End description.]

[tprplus]

Greetings! I’m currently providing services of KDMAX Pro Tuning as an authorized dealer in Puerto Rico. For english click the link for the website.

Saludos! Estoy dando el servicio de KDMAX Pro Tuning como dealer autorizado en Puerto Rico.

[willysworkshopqld]

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[autelscanner]

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[animeengineer]

I was referencing the things put forth by OP, in order:

Huge wiring harnesses simplified: Cybertruck Guy and Radmad are both wrong, for different reasons.

Current industry standards don't have separate wires for each individual switch or control, either. They group several switches, lights, etc. that are nearby together, run them into a microcontroller, and put that controller on a vehicle bus. Currently that's usually a CAN (redundant, fault-tolerant) or LIN (neither, but much simpler) bus. This drastically simplifies wiring harnesses.

The main thing Tesla has done is change the DC voltage for that bus from 12 V to 48 V nominal. Since power is voltage times current, and wire thickness is dependent on current, this cuts about half the copper mass out of the power lines in the harness. The other (data) lines were already using smaller wires. The industry has been flirting with a 48V bus for around two decades by now; Tesla just went and did it and dealt with the engineering problems when they popped up. And this is a rare case where "they're a bunch of Silicon Valley nerds" may have helped: datacenters have been using 48V DC for in-rack power delivery for decades, so they had more familiarity with it than Detroit.

They've also adopted single-pair Ethernet (1000base-T1) for the high-speed entertainment data links. This technology has been in the industry since late 2016. It's usually integrated directly onto the custom ICs in ECUs. I remember another thread like this with a tweet where someone was complaining about the fragility of RJ-45 plugs and how that's disqualifying for a vehicle, and he's right, but single-pair Ethernet does not use those jacks; it's integrated into wiring harnesses with everything else.

Astronauts laded on the moon with altitude markers hand etched on the window: That was a backup system dramatized by the Apollo 13 movie. They had an inertial navigation system, like aircraft do, as their primary navigation.

Oh, and it's attitude, not altitude. Very different concepts that folks should not mix up.

Can't get a rocket off the pad without blowing up: Neither could NASA their first few years. Meanwhile SpaceX had 98 successful orbital flights last year, and they can reuse their boosters (the record is 18 times). But that's way off topic.

Tesla Model Y broke: It's not news when non-Teslas lose power steering, apparently. And I've had cars that took many more than three appointments to fix. We can throw around anecdata all day.

Series wiring like Christmas lights: Come on, you've got no basis for that.

It's like the Titan sub: Sigh. Really?

Okay, now to the RDN link:

the vehicle’s angular design and stainless steel body could pose danger to other road users

Absolutely true. Also true of almost every luxury pickup truck on the market. One example:

I'm all for figuring out some kind of regulatory regime to rein this in. Or maybe a modification of liability rules and increased insurance coverage minimums.

“The big problem there is if they really make the skin of the vehicle very stiff by using thick stainless steel, then when people hit their heads on it, it’s going to cause more damage to them,”

True, but it's not that thick or stiff; the speaker was speculating. Other have pointed out that "we shot it with a Tommy gun" is a lousy test because the bullets are rather low velocity. If you watch the side impact crash test, you can see the side panels visibly flexing.

And right after that, an IIHS rep said, “IIHS hasn’t evaluated the Cybertruck. The discussions we’ve seen so far appear to be based on speculation. I would add that our experience with Tesla is that they aim for the highest safety ratings in IIHS tests. We have no reason to expect anything different with the Cybertruck.”

The biggest problem with Teslas, from insurance companies' perspectives, has been that airbag-deployed collisions tend to result in totaling the vehicle more often than in other cars. Occupant safety, on the other hand, seems to be better than average. We've seen people walk away from their Model 3s after they got T-boned by speeding pickups (60-ish MPH in a 30 zone). We know this from accident reconstruction and camera data.

There's a linked video in the article comparing the Tesla Cybertruck collision to a Dodge Ram 1500. There are several others like it on YouTube (I saw one that had six trucks in it, all synced up). They all have the same flaw: they're comparing different crash types. The Cybertruck is doing a full frontal crash, where you drive the vehicle into a solid, immovable wall, while the others are moderate overlap crashes, where the hood goes over the obstacle and only the left 1/3 of the vehicle is obstructed, so the engine can deflect to the sides instead of going into the firewall and then the passenger compartment. The Cybertruck, of course, does not have a large engine in that space; it's mostly cargo storage. And we can clearly see it crumpling and the front wheel moving outward instead of back into the passenger compartment, like practically all cars do now.

(Some folks like to point out how the rear wheel breaks away, too: this is expected because it's a steering wheel, since the Cybertruck has four-wheel steering, and uses the same suspension technology as the front, instead of connecting the rear wheels more directly to the rear axle like most vehicles. Not completely directly, though, like the Chevy Corvair's swing axles. In any case, kinetic energy breaking the rear wheels off like that is energy that isn't compromising the cabin.)

The article addresses the "lack" of crumple zones:

Samer Hamdar, a George Washington University auto safety professor, told Reuters that while a lack of crumple zones concerned him, there could be other factors that accounted for it. “There might be a possibility of shock-absorbent mechanism that will limit the fact that you have a limited crumple zone,” Hamdar said.

I'm not going to speculate about crumple zones beyond the above ("the cargo area collapses, taking some energy with it; we have to see if that's enough to call a crumple zone, but it's not nothing") until someone tears one down and documents it. But crumple zones aren't the only means of keeping kinetic energy out of the passengers.

The rest of the article goes back to concerns about pedestrian safety, which seem to be the main substantive concern, and is noted at the end of this video:

And again, pedestrian safety is an industry-wide problem. We need another Ralph Nader, but demonizing Tesla alone (god it's so easy, Elon is such an asshole) only gives cover to the rest of the industry. And none of the tweets in OP's post spoke of this.

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How Oil Pressure Sensors Work?

Introduction to Oil Pressure Sensors

Oil pressure sensors play a crucial role in monitoring engine health in vehicles and industrial machinery. These sensors measure the oil pressure within an engine's lubrication system, providing essential data to keep engines running smoothly. An optimal oil pressure ensures that all engine parts receive sufficient lubrication, minimizing wear. A malfunctioning oil pressure sensor can lead to severe damage due to undetected low pressure. Understanding how these sensors work and their importance helps users take better care of their engines.

How Oil Pressure Sensors Work

Oil pressure sensors are typically installed in the engine block, where they measure oil pressure through a diaphragm or piezoelectric element that responds to oil flow. When oil pressure changes, the sensor sends electrical signals to the engine control unit (ECU), which then alerts the driver to potential issues. There are two main types: mechanical and electronic sensors. Mechanical sensors utilize a spring-loaded diaphragm, while electronic sensors convert pressure into voltage or current signals for more precise readings.

Types of Oil Pressure Sensors

There are two primary types of oil pressure sensors: pressure switches and pressure transducers. Pressure switches are binary, either open or closed, triggering a warning light when oil pressure drops below a set level. Pressure transducers, however, offer variable readings, allowing for continuous monitoring of oil pressure. Modern vehicles often use transducers for real-time monitoring. Choosing the right sensor depends on the required accuracy and application, as pressure transducers are typically more advanced but costlier.

Applications and Benefits of Oil Pressure Sensors

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance

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