July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
382 pages
11h 36m
English
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Index
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A
- AC (alternating current), What Inverters Do
- AC-to-DC power supply, Use a Better Power Supply
- accessory wires, Switched or Unswitched Outlets?
- adapter outlets for cars, Planning Your Wiring
- adapters
- 12V-to-5V, Connecting Your DVD Drive
- choosing among, Choosing Your Adapter
- factory screens, Factory Screens
- FM radio tuner, The Hack: Getting Radio to Your Car PC
- for mounting head unit, Adapters for Mounting
- iPod, Control Your iPod with Your Car Stereo Knobs
- OBD-II, Access Your Car’s OBD-II Data
- RGB (video) screen, Rearview Mirror Systems, Installing an RGB Screen Adapter, Finding Your RGB, Sync, and Ground Wires
- tape adapter, Tape Adapters
- Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI), Startup/Shutdown Controllers
- Ah (amp-hours), Battery Capacity
- air-conditioning, Fast Computers
- airbag system, Caveats
- alternators
- dual-output, Dual-Output Alternators
- upgrading, Upgrade Your Car’s Alternator, Upgrade Your Car’s Alternator
- amp meter, Method two: Amp meter.
- amp-hours (Ah), The Difference Between Amps and Watts
- amplifiers, Amplifiers
- getting computer audio into, Amp Up Your Computer Audio, RCA switch box., RCA switch box., Eliminating the head unit.
- bypassing the head unit, ...
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