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  • Know How... 134: Hybrid Supercars, FPV250 Mods, and a Arduino Clock

    The Koenigsegg Regera, FPV250 Mods, Arduino Clock, viewer feedback, and more!

    The Koenigsegg Regera

    Koenigsegg is Swedish Automaker that is known for making some absolutely RIDICULOUS supercars.

  • It was founded in 1994
  • Delivered it's first street-legal production car in 2002
  • In 2006 it created the CCX which VAULTED Koenigsegg into stardom
  • 795hp - custom engine
  • Carbon Fiber reinforced with Kevlar and aluminum
  • Carbon Fiber Wheels

    • In 2011 they created the Agera

  • Bumped up the power to a Twin-Turbocharged, in-house, 940hp engine
  • RIDICUOUSLY light (Just over 3,000 lbs)
  • 0-100 in 2.8
  • 0-200 in 8.9
  • 0-300 in 14.53

    • Last week, they rolled out the Regera

  • It's a 1,500 hp supercar that also happens to be a hybrid!
  • Only 3,589 lbs
  • A 5-liter V8 - Custom in-house, twin-turbocharged engine makes 1,100 HP and 944 foot-pounds of torque
  • They added three electric motors (one on each rear wheel, and one on the drive shaft)
  • Those electric motors add 400 hp and heap on a LOAD of torque at 0 RPM
  • The wheel motors have 192 ft-lbs of torque
  • The Shaft motor has 221 lb-ft of torque
  • They also included a 9 kwH LiIon Battery
  • It can drive for 22 miles under pure electric power.
  • In other words... this car STARTS with 605 foor-pounds of torque at ZERO RPM --- then it ramps up to just over 944-ft-lbs of torque as the engine gets closer to its power band.
  • Also, the motors in the wheels can be used for torque vectoring. Like steering a ROCKET!
  • They're only going to build 80 of them... so they're going to be EXPENSIVE!

    • FPV250 Mods! -- Landing Struts and Power Harness Upgrades

    Mod - Struts

    You Need:

  • 18lb Nylon Zip Ties

    • Procedure:

  • "Daisy Chain" two 18lb nylon zip ties together
  • Run the zip tie through the cutout, across the underside of the motor mount, and up through the other cutout.
  • Run the zip tie down across the strut support and llock them together with pliers.

    • Mod - Power Harness Upgrade

    You Need:

  • 6" of Black 18 AWG Silicone wire
  • 6" of Red 18 AWG Silicone wire
  • 4 x 2mm Female Bullet Connectors
  • 4 x 2mm Male Bullet Connectors
  • 1/8" Red Shrink Tubing
  • 1/8" Black Shrink Tubing
  • 3/8" Red Shrink Tubing
  • 3/8" Black Shrink Tubing
  • Wire Cutter
  • Insulation Stripper
  • Soldering Iron
  • Solder
  • Helping Hands

    • Procedure:

  • Cut 2 x 2-3/4" lengths of black wire
  • Cut 2 x 2-3/4" lengths of red wire
  • Strip 4mm of insulation from the ends of all 4 wires
  • Tin the ends
  • Solder one male and one female connector to each wire.
  • Insulate the female connectors with 1/8" heat shrink tubing
  • Use the 2mm extensions to extend the power leads of the front ESCs
  • Slide 2 lengths of 3/8" heat-shrink tubing over the power blocks
  • Connect all 8 ESC power leads to one side of the power blocks
  • Insulate the power blocks with the 3/8" tubing

    • These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/know-how/episodes/134

    Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

    Sponsor:

    • smartthings.com/twit with code TWIT

      • 52 min
    • Security Now 498: Freak & RowHammer

      Steve and Leo catch up with several VERY interesting security events and stories of the week, then we take a deep dive into two of the week's big security stories: FREAK and RowHammer.

      Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

      Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

      You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page.

      For 16Kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written - Spinrite 6.

      Bandwidth for Security Now is provided by CacheFly.

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        • 1 hr 48 min
      • Tech News Today 1214: Kaspersky Not So Diversky

        Google rolls out a new Pixel that's faster and cheaper, the Guardian backs off on their Whisper campaign, Alibaba is investing everywhere, and more...

        Host: Mike Elgan

        Co-Host: Alice Truong

        Guests: Pete Pachal, Lisa Fleisher, Anthony Ha, and Joseph Menn

        Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.

        Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

        Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

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          • 42 min
        • Ham Nation 187: Green Hams and Gear

          Antenna baluns, Gordo visits the Main Trading Company, Antenna testing using WSPR and more!

          Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, Don Wilbanks, Dale Puckett, and Amanda Alden

          Guest: Randy Hall

          Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation.

          Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme.

          Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

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            • 1 hr 21 min
          • Windows Weekly 404: Sleepless in Ft. Collins

            Windows 10 preview release?, Office 2016 for Mac, Windows Phone does this really well, Microsoft Band, MS sues Kyocera, and the best tip of the week ever.

            Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

            Guest: Daniel Rubino

            Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly.

            Check out Paul's blog at the thurrott.com.
            Check out Mary Jo's blog at the AllAboutMicrosoft.com.

            Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller.

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              • 1 hr 49 min
            • Android App Arena 36: Feed Readers

              Hands on reviews of FeedMe, News+, Palabre, and Jelly Jump.

              Host: Jason Howell

              Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/android-app-arena.

              Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by CacheFly.

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                • 17 min
              • Tech News 2Night 292: Google Pixel v. Apple MacBook

                Netflix gets hacked (in a good way), now you can type only in emojis, Glass is hiring, Uber pledges more women drivers, Apple Watches for rent, and more...

                Host: Megan Morrone

                Guest: Owen Williams

                Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-2night.

                Bandwidth for Tech News 2Night is provided by CacheFly.

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                  • 16 min
                • This Week in Google 291: Uber for Metaphors

                  The new Chromebook Pixel, Google Online Store, Android 5.1 roll out starts, Google's wireless plan comes with a catch, and more.

                  Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

                  Guest: Gina Trapani

                  Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

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                    • 2 hr 10 min
                  • iFive for the iPhone 133: Apple Watch Edition

                    Apple's Spring Forward announcements this week, stream live video to your Twitter users with Meerkat, record your dreams with Sleep Better, make email simple with Dart, and more!

                    Host: Megan Morrone

                    Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

                    Sponsor:

                    • gazelle.com

                      • 10 min
                    • Tech News Today 1213: Touch the Next iPhone Harder

                      Apple is planning to add its "Force Touch" feature to the next iPhone, stunning news from Google, Facebook is sharing your conversations, Motorola lets you custom order a Moto 360, and more!

                      Host: Mike Elgan

                      Co-Host: Katie Benner

                      Guests: Suzanne Kapner, Dawn Chmielewski, Malathi Nayak, Kurt Wagner, Jessica Conditt, and Eric Johnson

                      Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.

                      Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

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                      • legalzoom.com offer code TNT
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                        • 51 min

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