₦airaland Forum

EgunMogaji:
Speaking of break, have you broken those "chiken pilers" of yours yet and reconstructed them?

AGARUWA offered bulldozers and hammers, he could not afford them
So we are waiting for prisoners sentenced with hard labour to arrive

mufutau55:
@Azuh
Please Mr. Azuh. No politics here. There is a fighting forum for Politics two doors down. And no name calling of any tribe. All tribes in Property forum here lives in peace abd harmony and helping each other o.
You repeatthis again, and you will be gone from here.
Stay with jokes o. Thank you.

Hajji M.

Egbon make I write his name the 151st time?

sparkle10:
Mumu talk! This same thinking is what landed us where we are today as a nation in just one year. Illiteracy is a disease!

Slowly thier brain cells are recovering from the zombie promises
I don't see how anyone will smile when they buy petrol @ 140 and no light plus buy goods and service at %40 increment

whizzler:
I agree with u 100 percent and for those saying why invade the place, do u know d Intel the NA has?

Evade the place o k, would that stop anything, do you really think these guys care about the village?
I think the facility should be protected first, the move from there to other method of stopping these criminal activities.if you ever been to these areas you would k now the real thieves,As it stands we dont realy know the motives behind thes bombings, price of oil has gone up above $50 that's the high in 12 months.some people are already smiling and hoping the bombing continues so there is more monies to share.

whizzler:
I agree with u 100 percent and for those saying why invade the place, do u know d Intel the NA has?

Be wise, waht intel? is it not same Intel they had when they arresred workers contracted to chevron and let released them in shame when they village head and others cried out
Do you in you deepest thought think these blowers would live in the village? they probably carry out their task and return to the city <they will never be found in teh village so all these gra gra nah wash.I believe the NA have a huge task and this can only by achieved by the leadership which is the FG.

JaaizTech:
Now you know that 75% of nairalanders actually not that knowledgeable.

bro Im not suprised,imagin some jubilating already, is that not zombilisis

ASL33:
Thought you guys hailed him as a nononsence man that drives 505 pougeout. When did he turn to a rogue? B4 or after appointing him?

When the PUNCH news paper decided to score him zero make U kno say E don Red.

Siena:
[color=Blue]Lots of modern cooling fans are shifting away from the traditional fuse and relay set up, where they were pretty much stand alone systems, with a radiator-mounted thermo switch.

My 2000 Audi A4 4.2 V8 Quattro actually has a stand alone cooling fan control module. The circuit is also linked to the climate control panel, and testing voltages other than the fat 12V direct to the fans with a bulb, will pop not just the control module, but also the digital climate control panel. I have come across folk who have popped these testing the circuitry with an analogue voltmeter, which has no internal power, and relies on voltage from the component you're checking for voltage at. These have less internal resistance than a bulb, yet they are still capable of wrecking any semi-conductors.

Then there are cooling fans which are actually controlled by the engine ECU, via the CTS. You don't want to be testing this with a bulb. Yes, there are parts of a circuit that have a direct 12V+ feed. But, for the avoidance of errors, test bulbs are frowned upon in the industry. A competent technician should learn to interpret readings with a digital multimeter, LED power probe, oscilloscope or picoscope.

Dealerships here supply SST's, so every tool required for testing is available to all their technicians. If an audit was carried out, and a tech was found testing circuitry with a bulb, he / she would get a disciplinary, and the dealership would be marked down on the audit. I have seen that happen countless times.

I had a technician from a local garage testing pulses to injectors using a bulb, and of course, he got nothing. He ripped out the wiring harness, and when replacement gave the same results, he concluded the ECU was bad. £1200 later, the car still wouldn't run. This is when the car was towed to my place. The fault? A blown 15A fuse that feeds the switched 12V+ which is common to all the injectors. This was in a 2009 Mercedes-Benz E320. Cost of repair? Half an hours labour, and .76p for a fuse.

It could have been worse, God knows what this garage billed their customer (I didn't get to meet him / her).[/color]

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@ GAZZUZZ, I think this is what I found at with my fan hence I made reference to it.I think my car has one of those fans controlled by the ECU and not a fuse and relay set up.cos U can never directly run wires from the battery to it to make it work it wont work, I tried it, I ended up buying a brand new fan still did not work.Problem was a stuck heating valve and leaky radiator. 318Ci 2002

cocoduck:
Op when I say test light, I don't mean the one you made on your own, because chances are that the bulb you will use will draw too much current, so you have to buy a professional test light with not more than 200mA ratings. According to Mr Paul danner (pbuh), computer electronics use 100mA, testing the circuit with a 200mA test light will not damage it, I doubted it and tried it and it worked, now, here is a practical way you can test it without a car, I remember a while ago I took an LED and connected it directly to a 12v battery, it just flashed for a millisecond or so and went out, so it got burnt, without any sign, then I took a resistor and connected it in series to another LED, this time the LED lighted up and stayed on until I disconnected it from the battery,I tried it on a tail light bulb, the bulb didn't glow,even a little bit, so I took the same resistor connected it in series with the positive lead of the DMM and connected it in series also to the battery and I still got 12v, even the other lead gave the same result, how do you explain this? It is simple, current has to flow, and current is not another word for volts. Paul danner has made several videos on how to test three wire Wheel speed sensor circuitry using a common test light (200mA maximum!) or use a resistor in series. You need to see those videos, they are free of charge.

now you have spokem this was the point I was trying to understand from you.I be don buy Boxing gloves and ticket to come fight U b4, make I go ask for refunds

GAZZUZZ:
anything that is not powered by an ecu and utilizes 12v. I have a lot of lamps for different diagnosis.

Ok fair enough I can see how that works, but what would you say with someone testing and ECU powered components as simple as a fan switch relay with a bulb?would that not amount to an attempt to fry the ECU

GAZZUZZ:
perception meaning:


Using a lamp to test for voltage in failing circuit (not ECU related) is quicker and more accurate than using a DMM, the meter might always give you a 12v reading if you were searching for voltage, but a lamp might not glow as bright as a 12v feed straight from the battery. That's where perception comes in. I have a DMM, actually several, but a lamp with the right rating is a winner any day.

Ok fair enough but like what circuite in the car?

cocoduck:
hahahahaa of course I mean a light bulb, because there has to be a current flow, but it must be done with a wiring diagram.
Remember Current V=IR
V is voltage or pressure or potential difference

I is Current or the main little devils themselves

R is resistance or the opposition to the flow of the little devils.

So sometimes you will need to load the circuit to test its integrity. You must do it with a wiring diagram so as not to cause more trouble.

, Ok I understand what you mean and in a way I'm so sorry for using the word QUACK,I have had a moment of rethink.
On a diff note that's try error procedure.This what the rewire does, they end up frying your ECU,well if you get teh heart you can continue but if you come across a well informed customer and you fry their components you don enter one chance be that
But you do know there is a probe for this right and it doesn't cost a arm and leg,these are cheap,I wil love you to buy these if U are into it.
ie this bellow

FEGEITOK:
Voltmeters, oscilloscopes or picoscopes - how much do these cost for DIYs not professional level?

isn't the voltmeter embedded in the DMM? Do I need a dedicated voltmeter?

These cost £4.48

FEGEITOK:
After I called a local electrical tech to help me fix a short which I earlier posted about.

I stayed back to observe him and every time he performed an action my heart would sink.

He kept throwing away factory rubber shields, cutting wires here and there, and probing pins

The next day my MAF failed, I do not know if it is a coincidence or it is his use of 12V via the test bulb to keep probing the various components

The one that made me not ask him to come back was when he wanted to start working on the ECU while the battery terminals were still connected.

Thankfully, he came in the afternoon and when he said he would have to come back the next day to complete, we haggled over pricing

Then I paid him 50% and he left, I gathered all the insulators he threw away and tried to return everything as closely as possible to how it was when it left the factory and didn't allow him to touch the ride again.

I think that his work destroyed my MAF, I cannot say for certain.

But I cannot allow him to cost me an ECU in the name of fixing shorts

You are very lucky he needs one of this to work with your ECU,I know most technicians w ont use this in Nigeria to them its waste but this prevent damage to components by ESD

GAZZUZZ:
Both have a role. Knowing when to use which is important. Quick diagnosis of "certain" circuits can be done with ease using a 12v bulb, with the right rating. Nothing about falling hand, just being realistic. A DMM will give you voltage, a bulb will give you a perception of the amount of current you are working with.

how can a light bulb give you an accurate reading of current? GAZZUZZ as U know Im not a Mechanic but I am Engineer so I work with this day in day out so I can vest my experience in this part U nor go win dis one bross.How can light bulb tel U the direction of flow?
How can a light bulb test any component wen the procedure requires one terminal of the battery being removed?

cocoduck:
test light (scope on a rope, lol), DMM and oscilloscope and scan tool are the four basic diagnostic tools a technician needs for the trade.

wen u say test l ight hope you dont mean light bulb

UncleJudax:
Where have you been, Vietnam? The CBN has reviewed the dollar to naira rate. So, 199/$ is no longer viable. U no hear the news??

I no too blame u sha, the present government sabi confuse people.

Naira has been devalued, albeit implicitly.

Thank U very muc and you wonder why some people are called zombies,dem na follow follow tell dem say stone nah beans dem go eat am no questions asked.

chigoizie7:
@ whose expense? Perhaps u didn't calculate the negative ripple effects.


This is madness. Automatically, prices of all commodities will sky rocket while wages remain same. The govt is only concerned about how much they generate but adamant to how much it's citizens loose. Nigeria is a country( house) and when the amount of money coming in to the house is lesser than what the household spends, the household can not be sustained. For how long will it sustain the naija economy? We all know the adverse effect of inflation.

Can naija govt make the increase of these revenues reflect on the wages of is citizens? If NO, then this move is as good as ZERO.



Mind u, if the template for importation of pms is @ 285, then don't expect the landing cost of petroleum products to be anything below N200/litre, duties,tax,transport excluding profits. Be ready to purchase pm's @ over N250/lt, u also know what increase in price of petrol will do to the prices of our local commodities, and services ranging from transport and powering of generators as it is evident that our electricity is as good as non existence.


The crux of it all is that, if these increase in revenue does not affect the increase in wages, we are doomed.


For CBN to peg dollar @ 285, of an already scarce fx due to non sale of crude for sometime now, all Thanks to NDA, u also know what demand and supply principles will do to its values @ d black market. Let's say N450-N500/$. Also, u know its effects on chains of production, whatever is incured by producer sourcing for raw material out or an importer will be channelled down to the final consumers( poor masses, whose wages still remain same).



The naira was devalued last week, but this govt doesn't want to make it official to avoid panic both in petrol stations and fx black marketers. Scarcity and over demand of pms and fx respectively looms. This APC led administration hates telling Nigerians the truth.

bro its only a FOOOOOL Who do not know the naira had been devalued
its also a FOOOOL that will know this and still argue that teh naira should not be devalued when they have already devalued it.
They the CUSTOMS just realized they are being short changed if they charge at the official rate smart badt guys

Zico5:
Nigeria sank 10 weeks after Gej left. Why are u deceiving urself Mr man. If truly Gej left a good legacy for sustenance of this country, then why are his cronies been arrested on daily basis wt fact. Remember that metuh just promised to return 400m in case u dispute my fact. As well remember dollar started shrinking before he left office to the extent that ur NOI advised for external borrowing to pay salary. U are living in the past if this is ur fact.

Guy you wont know about the forex meltdown as you do not earn forex but i do
I have been earning forex for 18 years, never in the history of Nigeria has the £ crossed N290 to send to Nigeria.
It was speculation that led to this not decline in Oil value.As I say this I have put countries who aint oil dependant into consideration.
You said something about people being arrested,Wake up guy you are smart enough to smell the coffee, its a political stunt being sold to gullible Nigerians.Who has gone to jail so far?
In your work place if you steal a PC and get caught waht would happen to you? return it and go on your way?
Did you hear of the case about Dansuki
Did you not hear that they the FG could not bring him to court o n the main hearing even after they have vomited words and confession he made which we can not verify??
All these so called returned monies are being said on paper,we are yet to see or record any
Election campaigns are funded by donors.they APC are scrutinizing the donation of funds to PDP why wont they APC declare their or campaign account public so we know who their donors are as well.
Look Im not taking side The FG is p laying with the future of Nigerians which i am afraid you are part of,It favours me like this as my remittance is high all of a sudden £2100 is N1m, .

Xonology:
Why will custom, a government agency use 285/$ where as the official government exchange rate is 197/$? Jockers!!!/

that's cos the Fg devalued the naira already but someone is advising the Fg not to make the pronouncement officially.They think it will anger teh citizens which is true but the handwriting is already on the wall.Today as I am typing the pounds id N480 to send to 9ja, we dey laff 4 london nothing do us,I just pity anyone not earning forex cos even if you earn N1,000,000.00 in Nigeria it's true value will be N100,000.00 soon.

Zico5:
I was thinking of the magic wand Gej would have thrown if he was still the president. Nigeria would have gone into abyss. Upon how much this government is trying to save this country by blocking all loopholes and irrelevant spending, things are still not taking shape. Gej and PDP really destroyed this country. This fact can't only be seen by true democrats and not tyrants in our system

Nigeria sank barely 10 weeks after GEJ left power, what was the floating power 10 weeks backwards??

NavierStokes:
source: http://businessdayonline.com/2016/05/customs-to-use-n285-for-duty-from-june-1/

And yet some educated people will still argue that teh FG had not devalued the naira

HarkymTheOracle:
Hope it will really give us electicity... and this is not an "eye-service" commissioning.

btw, y'all shud download my new song titled kuti @ https://my.notjustok.com/track/download/id/95310

read again plz

Resilence:
I hope it is not a refurbished power stations, cos these APC goons are good at commissioning projects even wen it was a mere maintenance job

read again plz

Pectoris:
Hope it will be enough to add 20 minutes of power generation to the current one we have

read again plz

SEE WETIN HUNGER COS, PEOPLE ARE EVEN JUBULATING OVER A SUBSTATION WHICH IS JUST A BIG TRANSFORMER TO STEP DOWN VOLTAGE TO USE BY THE LOCALITY
QUESTION
WHERE IS THE POWER COMING FROM THAT NEEDS STEPPING DOWN

khalifjgusau:
Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN (2nd left), Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Abdul’ aziz Yari Abubakar (Shatiman Mafara (2nd right),Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Garba Rikij (left) and Chairman of Zamfara State Council of Traditional Rulers and Emir of Anka, Alhaji Attahiru Mohammed Ahme (right) during the Commissioning of 2.5MVA 33KV/11 Sub – Station at Anka town in Zamfara State on Friday 27th May 2016...

http://www.upshotreports.com/upshot/fashola-at-the-commissioning-of-power-stations-in-zamfara-state/

SO SUB STATION HAS NOW BE RENAMED AS POWER STATION(s)
THE WORSE PART IS IT WAS NOT EVEN CAPTURED IN THE PHOTO

Siena:
[color=Blue]Does a light bulb tell you what voltage you're reading? Does it tell what the polarity is? We're talking bulb here, not an LED.

Just so you know, a bulb has a hell of a lot more internal resistance than a digital multimeter. Measure across the 5V reference outputs from an ECU, and you could kill it. Same goes for measuring V in sensitive modules like instrument clusters, ABS modules, TCU's etc.

I have not had a test bulb amongst my test equipment for over 2 decades. I do have an LED power probe, and I seldom use even that. Voltmeters, oscilloscopes or picoscopes are all safe to use, and I rely more on these as modern systems become more complex, and measured voltages become smaller. Try measuring 900mV with a 12V 10/21W tungsten bulb, and see what the results are.

A technician who will not invest in a digital multimeter that starts from as low as £4.99 is a cowboy.[/color]

bro u even gratified it with that name cowboy, its simply QUACK.

GAZZUZZ:
both have a role to play in diagnosis.

Bro nor fall my hand ohh

igwegeorgiano:
hmmmmmmm u try wella for ur soothing words of admonition. but the question is pmb is still blaming his predecessor for his lack of vision and policy direction and dis is telling more on me and you. hope u are aware of the millitants onslaughts on oil installation in d niger delta, what do u think their actions will spell for nigeria economy-DOOM. we have been through tough times since 1999. its high time we re -define our existence as a nation.

how about the Airline that are pulling off, very soon, you will have to go to ghana to get to Nigeria from the Uk or US.
United airlines will stop direct flight from the US to Lagos. on 30th of this month that's tomorrow.

LordofNairaland:
Buhari is a good man. I can't understand why people should blame him for what the economy has become.

I challenge anyone to explain to me how the present state of the economy is Mr. Buhari's fault.

Also, why would people who want good for this country be averse to the fight against corruption which has been the bedrock of our problems since 1960?

Also, why should people expect change so fast when the country has been so messed up Do we want instant change that probably wouldn't last or a well planned change that will benefit not just us but our children's children?

Also, why are Nigerians suddenly intolerant? For 16 years, they got peanuts while government cheated them endlessly. But now, they are asked to manage little (to make sacrifices) so that they could start earning their deserved bucks from government and all of a sudden, they want their peanuts and corrupt thievish leaders back!!

Why don't Nigerians know that if we don't tackle corruption once and for all, we can never develop as a nation? When shall we ever be ready to make sacrifices and wholeheartedly support the fight against corruption. When are we ever going to put aside tribal sentiments and realize that CORRUPTION is our only enemy in this country? Corruption is the reason why we can never be patriotic. Corruption is the reason why our leaders will always think about only themselves and their families. Corruption is the reason why they see selfish opportunities in our taxes instead of national interest. Corruption is the reason why people want to become political office holders to steal and enrich themselves instead of serving. Corruption is our real problem!!

Happy Democracy Day to you all.

well ,I like your open judgement and submission
the state of the country affects us al i n different ways
some positive some negative
for those abroad its high value for remittance, so they are buying up properties being sold by hardened owners
at same time very soon they will soon fly to ghana just to get to Nigeria cos Airlines are going to pull out as they cant remit thier gains in ticketing.
PMB govt refuses to curb the excess of the Nigerian banks, charging the already demoralized customers of their hard earned money in the name of diff charges.
Lack of any good and sound economic policy to encourage investors to pump in teh much needed investment.
No directional leadership as one cant predict where we are heading to,now we do not even know where we are coming from.
This govt lack leadership when it comes to dialogue and scale of preference,imagine budgeting for exploration of oil in teh chad basin when world leaders are trying to move away from oil.
As we speak our military are still using Arms and equipment bought by the immediate past govt,he has not got anything new
by the way dont forget its same arms DANSUKI is probed and at that they won't bring him to court to say it with his own mouth rather they publish xtract from behind closed doors.

Alani86:
What certificate do you yourself have? If you couldn't read and understand such a very simple sentence, then even your SSCE should be probed. Let me help you a bit; the 9billion spent on the National Conference is the waste PMB was talking about.

How does he know it was a waste when he has not bothered to read the content?
is that how you reasoned when you sat your WAEC or SSCE exam