Hi,
I have connected my Microsquirt fuel only correctly but I can't get any tach readings. I think I got it working briefly but no it's stone dead. Logs show 0 rpm.
Can I measure OPTO- and OPTO+ to see if R20 is broken or not?
I have attached the msq as well, maybe its a software error.
Is my OPTO fried? No tach
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Re: Is my OPTO fried? No tach
Is this a MicroSquirt? If so, your best bet is to take it out of the case and measure R20 directly.
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Re: Is my OPTO fried? No tach
It is microsquirt.
I measured it and it seems fried. No conductivity.
Measured a bunch of other resistors and they where all good.
This sucks, so far I have been very pleased with the quality of MS but this is definitely disappointing. I followed instructions.
Thanks for the help, I ordered a few resistors from digikey.
I measured it and it seems fried. No conductivity.
Measured a bunch of other resistors and they where all good.
This sucks, so far I have been very pleased with the quality of MS but this is definitely disappointing. I followed instructions.
Thanks for the help, I ordered a few resistors from digikey.
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Re: Is my OPTO fried? No tach
How exactly is the coil input wired up? Some configurations are less likely to cause damage than others.
Matt Cramer -1966 Dodge Dart slant six running on MS3X
Re: Is my OPTO fried? No tach
If R20 has truely gone open you can scab a 1/4w 680 ohm resistor across the surface mount component?
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Use only these manuals other manuals may cause brain damage or worse.
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Re: Is my OPTO fried? No tach
OPTO+ directly to coil negativeMatt Cramer wrote:How exactly is the coil input wired up? Some configurations are less likely to cause damage than others.
OPTO- directly to coil positive (same as switched 12v)
I followed the Hardware Manual 3.4 section 6.1 (http://www.msextra.com/doc/pdf/Microsqu ... re-3.4.pdf)
I know that there is a lot of other suggestions on the forum.
Not sure who owns the manual but I would recommend adding a section "This might fry your megasquirt, these are some other more fail safe solution that might work".
I think the concept and community of Megasquirt/Microsquirt is amazing, but seems like there are few "bugs" that we need to sort out. Ideally the manual should be the golden and most correct source of information.
Car is a 280zx from the stone age, can't wait to get a working MS into it!
It's not open, there is NO conductivity. I ordered some exact same resistors from Digikey. My soldering skills sucksrickb794 wrote:If R20 has truely gone open you can scab a 1/4w 680 ohm resistor across the surface mount component?
Will see how it goes.