[Mgs] Check generator

Aaron Whiteman awhitema at panix.com
Mon Nov 5 22:15:28 MST 2012


On Nov 5, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Dave <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:

> hahaha.  like they will have any idea what it is.
>
> and what kind of car is it?  MG.  no, who makes it?  MG.  is that some kind
of pontiac?

I recently had a starter go on me.  I took it to the local auto store, handed
it to them, they tested it (it spun, but very slowly).  Sent me off to the
specialists one town over for a more in depth diagnostic.  A starter and a
generator are the same thing, the only difference is which bit is the input
and which is the output.

The specialist "worked on more Lucas bits than he cared to admit to", gave me
grief about magic smoke, and fixed it.  Cost me a pittance and a week of
downtime (harvest season, farmers come first).

Pullman and Moscow combine to a population of maybe 40000 including the
student populations.  The knowledge exists, even in small towns.  Perhaps
especially in small towns (those farmers tend to keep stuff for a long time).

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