"Down With a Cold, O' What Will I do With All This Free Time?" Turned into a rant

"sony1492" (sony1492) 09/13/2019 at 21:11 • Filed to: None

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Get a strike at work for missing 1-3 days but it’s also a mandatory use of your PTO so I guess having a cold is my vacation for the next 6 months with a bonus finger wag from the boss.

Mounted the ecu in the passenger airbag location, its bolted in with a plastic sheet as a tray and using the stock airbag mounts

Tbh I’m not a huge fan of the union since they’ve cost more then the state taxes for benefits I dont use and a raise that couldn’t meet inflation. Also the union rep said to my face the only thing he cares about is if anybody is getting fired or hours are cut, and implying that I should just try less(in the context of telling him how our work load is increasing with less hours to do said work) I understand that’s his job but it breeds lethargy within employees, people know that as long as they show up to work, put in 40% effort, and occasionally breath they cant get fired. My workload is increasing to fill gaps left by people getting paid significantly more, not because of merit but because they’ve been halfassing things for 20 years with a pay scale based solely on hours accrued.

Going to look for a job with better hours and a living wage after this semester, maybe even go back to being a mechanic. Kinda in a corner with classes since they start directly after work at 11:30am and 1:30pm with work being 3-11am, 4-12:00, and 4-12:30 depending on the day.

The ecu is sensitive to heat so everything’s covered in insulation. All that’s missing is a little velcro to keep the cover secured.

gettingoldercarguy > sony1492 09/13/2019 at 21:15

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Trying less while  charging more is c suite lingo.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > sony1492 09/13/2019 at 21:36

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What is that insulation actually protecting from? To me it looks like all that would do is trap in the heat produced by the ECU.

sony1492 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/13/2019 at 21:56

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Heat from the sun on the dash, didnt want to stick the foam to the ecu. Figured it will function similarly either direction, also it's what holds the airbag cover at the right height above the ecu

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > sony1492 09/13/2019 at 22:01

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Most of the heat from the sun is going to be getting under the dash through the major surface area of the top of the dash. Insulating the air bag cover isn’t going to reduce under dash temperatures that much. On the other hand almost all the heat from the ECU is trying to get out through the air bag cover which you are now trapping in with the insulation. I think you have done more to trap in ECU heat than you have to keep sun heat out.

sony1492 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/13/2019 at 22:48

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The ecu dosent create much heat as far as I’ve seen, though its sensitive to ambient temps. Perhaps the insulation will do nothing but it will reduce heat radiating directly above the ecu, though after a certain point that’s worth nothing since the car interior will reach its given high temperature.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > sony1492 09/23/2019 at 19:23

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DIY Autotune, making untalented singers famous since...?

sony1492 > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/24/2019 at 19:52

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Yes