Comments on: Zero miles remaining http://www.digitalchum.com/2010/02/01/zero-miles-remaining/ Virtual fish guts and other nonsense. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.digitalchum.com/2010/02/01/zero-miles-remaining/comment-page-1/#comment-2254 Dan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:56:27 +0000 http://www.digitalchum.com/?p=980#comment-2254 LOL! Negative 20!!! I did "reboot" my car, but only about 3 minutes after starting it the first time. It's possible that if I had done it later, I might have been successful in resetting it. If it happens again, I'll try that. :-) LOL! Negative 20!!!

I did “reboot” my car, but only about 3 minutes after starting it the first time. It’s possible that if I had done it later, I might have been successful in resetting it. If it happens again, I’ll try that. :-)

]]> By: Jay http://www.digitalchum.com/2010/02/01/zero-miles-remaining/comment-page-1/#comment-2252 Jay Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:06:09 +0000 http://www.digitalchum.com/?p=980#comment-2252 My Prius has a dud 12-volt battery that I need to replace. it works most of the time, but occasionally the computer reboots right while the car is starting because there is not enough juice (once the car is on, 12 volt power is converted down from the 500v battery) so it hasn't been a big deal, but recently it told me the exterior temp was negative 20 degrees F. It was like 45 degrees outside. I don't worry about it, but then as I was driving I realized that the AC was using that mis calibrated sensor to determine how much it should warm up the exterior air before blowing it into the cabin. which meant it thought keeping a cabin temp of 70 degrees required a lot of heating up that it really didn't need. I drove with the windows down for a bit until I got a chance to stop and restart the car, resetting the temp sensor calibration. Cars are getting more and more like computers. "try closing all the windows and restarting it" My Prius has a dud 12-volt battery that I need to replace. it works most of the time, but occasionally the computer reboots right while the car is starting because there is not enough juice (once the car is on, 12 volt power is converted down from the 500v battery) so it hasn’t been a big deal, but recently it told me the exterior temp was negative 20 degrees F. It was like 45 degrees outside. I don’t worry about it, but then as I was driving I realized that the AC was using that mis calibrated sensor to determine how much it should warm up the exterior air before blowing it into the cabin. which meant it thought keeping a cabin temp of 70 degrees required a lot of heating up that it really didn’t need. I drove with the windows down for a bit until I got a chance to stop and restart the car, resetting the temp sensor calibration.

Cars are getting more and more like computers. “try closing all the windows and restarting it”

]]> By: Buzz http://www.digitalchum.com/2010/02/01/zero-miles-remaining/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Buzz Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:14:25 +0000 http://www.digitalchum.com/?p=980#comment-2251 cheapskate. cheapskate.

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