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Increasing circuit resistance – ASE Practice Question (VIDEO)

When the resistance of a circuit is increased and voltage remains constant, what happens to current?

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New to the team but not new to the business (VIDEO)

A Master Technician and nationally known trainer joins the Shop Press family. Say hello to Pete Meier!

Square drive: make or buy before you need ‘em

Female metric square drive plugs were new to me. They might be to you, too.

Customer states truck was vandalized… Do you know what happened here? (VIDEO)

Each line item confirms it—cheating doesn’t pay.

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Check Out This Hacky Diag Tool

Why build what you can buy inexpensively?

Five tips for servicing cartridge-style oil filters

Any of these mistakes can lead to an unwanted oil leak or worse—a blown engine.

How to install a brake cable slack eliminator (VIDEO)

If your parking brake is weak or not working at all, a stretched cable is usually the issue.

The seven words you never want to hear from a customer (and how to avoid them)

It’s your job to tell customers about warning signs and bad repairs.

Flip spare tires to make life easier for owners and techs (VIDEO)

From the factory with the spare’s valve stem pointing up, but you can flip it over and reinstall for easy checks and refills.

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