On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:38:29 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in
<35ld03l9mvleb9baj5q59urld37k3es0a2@4ax.com>:

>John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> hath wroth:

>>Another downside is that it doesn't tell you much that's useful,
>>much
>>like diagnosing a car problem just by seeing how fast it will/won't go.
>
>Oh, like a dynamometer? That's exactly how it works.

No, it's like taking it out for a drive to see how fast it will go.
Dynamometer isn't a valid analogy, and isn't terribly useful either for
that matter -- much more useful is the output of a diagnostic computer
connected to the smart engine control. We use a dynamometer to tune a
racing engine, not for basic diagnostics.

>>If you find the car won't go over 35 MPH, you still have no clue as to
>>why.
>
>Sure I do. ...

Then you're way smarter than I am. ;)

>Which would you prefer:

Data on signal strength, quality, and noise. Just as on the car I would
want the output of a diagnostic computer connected to the smart engine
control.

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