robbak
robbak t1_ixpwv2j wrote
Reply to comment by GotAHandyAtAMC in Ford recalls 634,000 vehicles worldwide over fire risks by Brook030
That's mostly what they are doing - a software update to throw a code and force the car into limp-home mode when it detects a fuel leak. They are also adding drain pipe to direct leaking fuel away from likely ignition sources.
They are not replacing the dodgy fuel injectors that are the cause of the problem.
robbak t1_iud6nvg wrote
Reply to comment by shinarit in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
Are they differennt from:
Dot - length 1.
Dash - length 2 (so could be considered 2 dots together).
Space between dots/dashes - length 1
Space between letters - length 3 (so could be considered 3 spaces together)
Space between words - length 7 (so could be considered 7 spaces together)
If you recognise the dot and dash as 2 different things, then should you not also recognise the different length spacings as well?
If you were considering Morse as a computer encoding, you'd recognise 4 symbols - Dot-space, or 'high-low', for a dot, Dash-space (High-high-low) for a dash, 'low-low' (following the 2 above with a trailing space) for a letter delimiter, and 6 spaces for a word delimiter. But we'd still call this a binary encoding.
robbak t1_iucues1 wrote
Reply to comment by shinarit in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
Then the character breaking words, SpaceSpace, isn't valid either and is a separate character to the single space, and Space^7 is also a separate character for the word break, making Morse code a 5 character language.
robbak t1_iuclq9l wrote
Reply to comment by shinarit in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
If you think of Morse that way, the you can call a 'dash' two 'dots' in a row and make it binary again.
robbak t1_ixpx3ry wrote
Reply to Ford recalls 634,000 vehicles worldwide over fire risks by Brook030
> update vehicle software to detect whether a fuel injector is cracked and provide a dashboard message to alert drivers.
> "If a pressure drop in the fuel rail is detected, engine power will automatically be reduced to minimize any risk, while also allowing customers to drive to a safe location and stop the vehicle and arrange for service," Ford added.
> Dealers will also install a tube draining fuel from the cylinder head and away from hot surfaces and check for excessive fuel odor near the top of the engine.
So, forcing the vehicle into limp-home mode if it detects a leak, and adding a pipe. Replacing the dodgy fuel injectors isn't part of the recall.