Posts Tagged automotive


Review: Dual XHD6420 4X50 Watt, Great start to HD radio in..

Great start to HD radio in your car
This is a great car receiver for anyone who’s interested in free HD radio. It’s hard to tell the difference between FM and HD radio FM, but the additional channel on each band allows the user to listen to more music. The huge improvement is listening [...]

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Review: Black & Decker VEC010BD, Fine jump starter. Check..

Fine jump starter. Check amperage needed for other uses.
This is a nice unit for starting cars, as noted below. But it may be too small for some other 12-volt applications. The lighter-socket outlet will shut off if you exceed 5 amps of continuous draw. At 12 volts, that would be 60 watts, and as luck [...]

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Review: Schumacher SEM-1562A 1.5, Great maintainer

Great maintainer
After having the battery on my “summer only” convertible go
flat last winter I decided to invest in a battery maintainer.
The Schumacher SEM-1652A was the best compromise of price (around
$40 with shipping), features (a normal charging rate, and a
lower maintaining rate, with overcharge protection and indicator
lights), and small size (fits easily under the hood by [...]

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Review: Actron CP9410 PocketScan, Great scanner for..

Great scanner for do-it-yourselfer
First scanner I received was faulty - the display had a lot of dead pixels. Amazon replaced it very quickly - as usual! Second unit is great. Reads codes and pending codes, can turn off the dreaded Check Engine Light. Extensive online resource from the manufacturer can assist in narrowing down the [...]

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Review: Actron CP9180, Good Tool

Good Tool
I got this scanner and am initially pleased with the capabilities of it as a diagnostic tool. There are, however, some things you need to be aware of. Some of the advanced monitoring functions do not work on all cars. For example, the vehicle identification data does not work for pre-2000 vehicles (but then, [...]

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