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by Tomf
Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Build it yourself kit? Wheres it gone?
Replies: 11
Views: 19199

Well considering the build yourself kits were under $90 it is a fair bit more money, when im not getting anything different.

I know its fully built but for 30 mins worth of soldering im paying an extra $70...
by Tomf
Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Build it yourself kit? Wheres it gone?
Replies: 11
Views: 19199

Well thats put a spanner in the works as it means it is no longer cheap to convert to magajolt. I will have to re-think things.

If there is by anychance and old build yourself kits left over please let me know.
by Tomf
Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Build it yourself kit? Wheres it gone?
Replies: 11
Views: 19199

Build it yourself kit? Wheres it gone?

Well i was just about to order another build it yourself megajolt unit, but it seems to have vanished?

Can anyone help to as to where i can find the build yourself kit?
by Tomf
Thu May 13, 2010 9:31 am
Forum: Operation
Topic: Missfire
Replies: 12
Views: 8442

Hi Bruce,

ill have a play with spacing my vr sensor in and out to see it it has any effect. Iv not tired a different EDIS4, will the gap test tell me if the EDIS 4 is failing?
by Tomf
Wed May 12, 2010 9:59 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Missfire
Replies: 12
Views: 8442

The power feeds are both ignition live feeds and all the wires are soldered together with no connectors such as spade connectors, etc..


Heres a picture of my bracket.

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by Tomf
Wed May 12, 2010 8:12 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Missfire
Replies: 12
Views: 8442

Yep iv tried two different plug sets, both resistive, well i presume they are as they ha the R in the part no...
by Tomf
Wed May 12, 2010 9:55 am
Forum: Operation
Topic: Missfire
Replies: 12
Views: 8442

Hi unfortunately, it have experienced the missfire under load, i dont think i have from freely reving though.

I will defonately double check my mount, though, bit when i made it i did think i over engineer it...
by Tomf
Tue May 11, 2010 11:16 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Missfire
Replies: 12
Views: 8442

Missfire

Ok well i had some problems with my megajolt unit (it wasnt alive), but thanks to NITROPIXIE thats all fixed now. But im having some problems with some pretty bad missfires, not all the time and there not constant to load and RPM... For example driving along at 60mph around 3200rpm i got a light mis...
by Tomf
Tue May 11, 2010 10:44 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Another connection problem
Replies: 10
Views: 8541

I would just like to thanks NITROPIXIE for sorting this out for me, i send my megajolt unit out to him and he managed to find out what was wrong with it, cleaned the solders up added some new wires for the hard rev-limiter, etc...

I really appreciate the help.
by Tomf
Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:43 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Another connection problem
Replies: 10
Views: 8541

Ok well iv just come in from checking to see if the timing changed with megajolt unit, so i first ran the engine an checked the timing with a strobe and it showed 10* throughout the rev range, i then plugged in my megajolt unit (LED lights up) and did the same test with the strobe, but the results w...
by Tomf
Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:58 am
Forum: Operation
Topic: Another connection problem
Replies: 10
Views: 8541

Hi, thanks for the reply. With the USB convertor cable plugged in i get a new port appear, but without meagjolt connected to the USB cable, but with the USB cable still connected the post still is there, so that doesnt really prove much. When i tried connecting the 9 pin plug directly into the there...
by Tomf
Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:18 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Another connection problem
Replies: 10
Views: 8541

Well iv just been having a go at trying to connect through my main PC using the 9pin plug, and its not even coming up with a COM port...

anyone got any ideas?

Iv done the voltage check on my unit and they all come through at 4.99v and one of them comes through at 10v i think.
by Tomf
Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:33 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Another connection problem
Replies: 10
Views: 8541

Thanks for getting back to me

Yes iv tried connecting it to my PC through the 9pin plug, but i still got the same results unfortunately.

Any help really would be great as iv now ordered a new distributor so i can atleast get the car running whilst im having this silly problem.
by Tomf
Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:17 am
Forum: Operation
Topic: Another connection problem
Replies: 10
Views: 8541

Another connection problem

Ok well iv been trying for hours to try and get megajolt to communicate with my laptop iv using this USB converter http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110511617237 which when searching the forum is the one people suggested. So now iv installed all the software for the USB adapte...
by Tomf
Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:11 am
Forum: Q&A
Topic: Odd conection problem (COM16)
Replies: 0
Views: 3015

Odd conection problem (COM16)

Ok well iv had a go at connecting the megajolt to my laptop. I did a search on here and it was suggested several times that this USB converter will work, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110511617237 However i checked the COM port with the usb plugged in and it shows COM16 i ...