Its all good advice guys, thank you very much...
I am a computer pro and am looking to take advantage of the cars computer, too. It is still out of my leauge though. I work with PC and MAC not automotive...The digital multimeter that I am using gives me good info on the bench, but what I would like to get a hold of, or even build, is a means of collecting real time info that can be plotted in a graphic format automatically. Info such as the elecrical measurements, temps and gas production,...while also monitoring the vehicle and weather conditions...sounds very involving, but when I think about mini weather stations and how they work with a PC, it makes me believe that there must be a way to collect the info and plot it without needing to take manual measurements every minute or so....
I dunno...maybe its wishful thinking, but I would like to have that sort of info so I can better all of the generator design elements...
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