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by Patriq
Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:25 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

NITROPIXIE wrote:Well if you can't find one in Norway then i'll post one out to you. Got to be cheaper that way. £40 is rather expensive :D
Thanks Ryan !

I'll see what they say when they answer my e-mail. Otherwise I'd be glad to accept that offer.

Regards,
/Patriq
by Patriq
Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:25 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

Hi Svein !

I answered your e-mail too.

Well, Elfa has similar but professional units. They start at £250 and then up....
;-)
I'm not prepared to pay that much. Although I've bought much of my supply and tools there.
by Patriq
Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:04 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

Tried to order the pump. It was £12.95 I think. P&P to Norway was £40 !!! Sent them an e-mail to confirm if this really is correct...... And, yes - I've missed a proper de-soldering tool to be honest. I have a pump, but non heated. It hadn't had the best of experiences with it so far. Thanks aga...
by Patriq
Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:12 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

Thanks Ryan !

That pump should do it !
I have one that is unheated, and that I have tried without success before. I've only used copper wick this time.

I've already removed all components. Only the MAX remains. But, I'll go about it and remove it too.
by Patriq
Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

Well, I'm replacing all components. Since I'm still a newbie at this to be honest - instead of trying to figure out what possible could be the exact cause(s) and the time it would take, I'm just replacing everything. I've removed everything but the MAX232, since it wasn't sitting in a socket, and no...
by Patriq
Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:14 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: Screening for PIP/SAW ?
Replies: 2
Views: 2815

Yes, I think I will do that.
I actually think I have some heat shrinking that includes a shield.....
by Patriq
Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:15 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Screening for PIP/SAW ?
Replies: 2
Views: 2815

Screening for PIP/SAW ?

I'm about to redo my engine bay harness. I'm planning to use the enclosed contact where the engine bay meets the passenger compartment/glove box. If the cable is screened in the engine bay up to this contact - would it matter if PIP and SAW is unscreened from entering the coupé and up to the MJLJ un...
by Patriq
Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:52 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

Here I have marked what I've measured with +12V to the regulator.
by Patriq
Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:23 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

Well, I fed power to the voltage regulator as per the enclosed image.
I at the same time connected it to the PC and started the Configurator software. Nothing. COM port was the correct one.

And, all traces look as before the incident.
by Patriq
Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:52 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

And, an additional question: I've now inspected the board. All traces look solid. But, when doing so - it seems to me that D2 and D4 already are wired directly to the +12V pin ?! The trace on the underside looks to me to connect the +12V pin and the same side of D2 and D4 that I had marked were in c...
by Patriq
Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:34 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

Thanks Brent ! I checked the board visually - and the traces looked alright at a first glance. I'll feed power and see if the controller is working. Could I use 12V directly with a regulated power supply, or should it be 9V ? I'll change D2, D3 and D4 after also checking the traces and see what that...
by Patriq
Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:29 am
Forum: Operation
Topic: Connection to laptop with Vista
Replies: 8
Views: 7052

Hm, You mentioned installing drivers for the USB adapter. Did you do so as well on the Vista machine ? (Personally I don't like Vista at all, and avoid it at all cost). I remember finding and installing drivers on my latest XP being a bit of a hastle. Secondly, it might be so simple as the cable isn...
by Patriq
Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:59 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Connection to laptop with Vista
Replies: 8
Views: 7052

Obvious, but did you set the COM-port the USB serial adapter is working at in the configurator software ?

I'm using an USB-adapter too (but on XP), and sometimes the USB- adapter chooses a COM-port that the configurator software can't be set to.
by Patriq
Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:55 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Timing sensor and rolling road
Replies: 3
Views: 3736

If you know it is 4 dgs wrong (since it was 14dgs without MJLJ), just compensate for it with the controller software.
I don't know if you are using a V3 or V4, but both can compensate for a wrongly set trigger.
by Patriq
Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:17 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: What have I fried ?
Replies: 25
Views: 45560

What have I fried ?

Well, was going to try the new firmware for v3. But soon after I had uploaded new firmware I suddenly heard spark sounds and a fried smell came out. I turned off power as soon as I could. When I opened the case I found the cause. While waiting for the new fix/update for v3, I installed a hard rev li...