ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 6

More value for
MACS members

Andy Fiffick

T

he theme for this issue of ACTION™ magazine is A/C Diagnostics
and Troubleshooting, and who better to write the lead feature than
top trainer Peter Orlando? Beginning on page 18, Peter details his
methods of A/C Diagnostic Forensics, which "involves applying wiring schematics to pre-diagnose electrical problems and learning how to analyze A/C
component circuits for deficiencies."
In a second technical feature for this issue, MACS member and ACTION™ contributor Tim Iezzi walks us through troubleshooting and repair
of an "A/C inop" complaint on a 2013 Audi A5 Quattro.
Last October the MACS Board of Directors enthusiastically supported the
development of a MACS mobile app as a new membership benefit. After six
months of work by the developer ShiftMobility and the MACS staff, coupled
with ideas and content contributed by MACS members, the new app has been
launched.
The app puts diagnostic information and service specs literally in the
palm of your hand and provides convenient access to virtually all of the MACS
resources available to members, including keyword searchable archived issues of MACS Service Reports and ACTION™ magazine, checklists for shop
use and links to a complete list of MACS
supplier members. You can read more details about the app in Association News
and view a tutorial for using the app on
page 30.
Along these same lines, the staff is
diligently working to make the association website more user-friendly, such as
consolidating member-only content in
one area of the site and making searches
more intuitive.
And next up, currently in the planning
stage, is an online technical forum we are
developing for MACS members. The goal is to present a searchable archive
of diagnostic and repair case studies specializing in total vehicle climate and
thermal management for the MACS community. More on this later.
Have a great summer! ❆
Sincerely,
Andy
Andy Fiffick
andy@macsw.org

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ACtion Magazine - June 2017

Outlook
Service Port
Leonard's Law
Virtual View
Cooling Corner
Member Profile
Today's Technicians need to be Forensic Scientists
VQ/Audi LIN-Bus
MACS APP
Industry News
Association News
New Products
Last Watch
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Cover1
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Cover2
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 5
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Outlook
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 7
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Service Port
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 9
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Leonard's Law
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 11
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Virtual View
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 13
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Cooling Corner
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 15
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Member Profile
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 17
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Today's Technicians need to be Forensic Scientists
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 20
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 21
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 22
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 23
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - VQ/Audi LIN-Bus
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 27
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 28
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 29
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - MACS APP
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 32
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 33
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 34
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Industry News
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 36
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Association News
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 39
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - New Products
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - 41
ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Last Watch
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