Yay, something broke!

Kinja'd!!! "LastFirstMI is my name" (donstone13)
03/28/2020 at 16:09 • Filed to: None

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Wife’s cruiser was dead. I’m so excited to have something to do! We managed to turn battery R&R into an hour long project. Jumped it with the Crosstour, noticed the terminals were corroded on that one so we cleaned those, got a new battery, spent some time talking about how the positive terminal is red but the electrons really come from the black negative terminal.... home schooling is fun! My kids now have to give me a presentation on how batteries work and how alternators charge them. They’ve both had chemistry and some physics, so I’ll probably learn something. It’ll also help distract me from thinking about spending $170 on a battery when I won’t be making any money for the next few months.

So in summary, I’m having an authentic teacher experience of doing something satisfying and important while not getting paid enough.


DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! lone_liberal > LastFirstMI is my name
03/28/2020 at 16:26

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Now a discussion on hole flow vs electron flow and why in electronics current flow is usually said to go  positive to negative, although I was taught the opposite in the Navy for some reason.


Kinja'd!!! speedy964 > LastFirstMI is my name
03/28/2020 at 16:30

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That sucks. If I remember right W almart sells a $50  battery that should fit the FJ.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > LastFirstMI is my name
03/28/2020 at 16:31

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Where is your 10 mm?

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Kinja'd!!! boredalways > LastFirstMI is my name
03/28/2020 at 16:36

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Frankly, I'm jealous.  Good job!


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > LastFirstMI is my name
03/28/2020 at 16:42

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Welcome to the club!

I’m doing an ecology based design unit with my students right now. On Friday I live  streamed a hike with them, pointing out the different plants and what they’re useful for.


Kinja'd!!! LastFirstMI is my name > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
03/28/2020 at 17:03

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Battery terminal size! No way I’d leave a gap like that otherwise