• Advertise
  • Awards
  • Magazines
  • Multi-Shop Operations (MSO)
  • Subscribe
  • 2024 Industry Survey Report

    • Dave Hobbs

    Dave Hobbs is a senior technical trainer and curriculum developer for Delphi Technologies Aftermarket at BorgWarner Inc. He's Master ASE-certified with L1 (advanced engine performance) & L3 (hybrid) specialist certifications.

    He has extensive OEM service and field engineering expertise, with more than 30 years of experience in troubleshooting vehicle systems electronics, with 15 of those years in the independent aftermarket repair business.  He has 20 years of experience in training engineers (worldwide) and service technicians in both the OEM and aftermarket arenas, as well as experience in working with postsecondary vocational / community college students as an adjunct instructor.

    From Stellantis
    The Jeep Wrangler 4XE (PHEV) OBC (On Board Charger) is integrated into the DC-DC converter. That is where it gets its unique name “Integrated Dual Charging Module”(IDCM). According to Stellantis, it “combines a battery charger and a DC/DC converter in a single unit that is more compact than two separate components, and a next-generation Power Inverter Module (PIM) that is reduced in size. These components are housed and protected from damage in a steel structure mounted below the battery” pack.
    Body Shop & Structural Repair

    EV connections for collision repairers

    Dave Hobbs
    Oct. 3, 2023
    Before you bring an electric vehicle into your shop, here's what you need to know about electric vehicle supply equipment used to charge it.
    Figure 1 Timing Is EVERYTHING
    Operations

    Air bags: safety & timing

    Dave Hobbs
    Nov. 29, 2022
    If an inflator module deploys a few milliseconds too early, the occupants can suffer similar injuries as if there were no airbags on the vehicle.
    Operations

    The variables of variable displacement A/C compressors

    Dave Hobbs
    May 1, 2020
    With so many newer vehicles today using variable displacement A/C compressors it's also a MUST that we know more about how they work and how to diagnose them.
    Operations

    Are you ready to service hybrids that are outside of their warranty period?

    Dave Hobbs
    Jan. 2, 2020
    Many hybrids today are outside of their warranty periods. That means there's a service opportunity for you if you're prepared!