Summary: When he was 29, Stephen Heywood was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and told he had 2 to 5 years to live. This episode of Frontline follows Stephen and his family as they refuse to accept the doctors' death sentence. The Heywoods' tale shows a passionate, acerbic and relentlessly hopeful reaction to a disease that transforms their lives. They confront the encroaching paralysis of ALS with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Updated for 2009! In this video, an automotive technician shows how to diagnose charging system malfunctions: first, by visual inspection of battery terminals, wires, belts, and fuses/fusible links, and then by gathering data with an amp meter, a volt meter, a noise detector, and a load tester. The video also demonstrates how to remove an alternator (both swivel mount and spring-loaded idler...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Updated for 2009! This video provides an overview of the charging system, with its battery, alternator, voltage regulator, and starter solenoid; a detailed examination of the alternator and its construction; a close-up look at the function of the alternator's rectifier; and a comparison of the internal voltage-type voltage regulator with its predecessors, the remote solid state and contact...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010