MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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Hey there,
I'm trying to set up an EBC using DIYAUTOTUNE's boost control mod kit and the solenoid. I've check that the solenoid works.
I guess I'm not too sure why it isn't working. Attached are pictures of my sloppy board and the tuner studio settings
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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Did you fill numbers in to the boost duty table?
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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I had not, I was trying to test it using the output testmode I/O, would the duty table have an effect of that?
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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As I understand it, you have to specify duty cycle numbers in the table to do any testing. In the process of testing you would change the duty cycle numbers to adjust how much boost control is commanded.
Zero equals no boost control, boost is limited by the wastegate spring. 100 is full boost, no pressure signal sent to the wastegate. Enough testing will allow you to build a table to limit boost however you want it.

I don't think this would affect I/O test mode but I haven't used that myself. My initial test was to set the duty table to 90 across the board. That makes the solenoid run all the time and I can easily hear it buzzing since it's attached to the firewall.
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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I havent tested it in the car, only on the workbench. I'll try 90% that and see what happens.
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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The boost tables don’t need to be changed. In the test mode you can click them on and off, or select pulse at the specific dc you type in on the test page
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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nathaninwa wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:38 pm The boost tables don’t need to be changed. In the test mode you can click them on and off, or select pulse at the specific dc you type in on the test page
That's kinda what i thought but the post above made me second guess myself
I was trying that in test mode and was getting nothing, I'm guessing settings are wrong or it's wired incorrectly
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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843244 wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:01 am
nathaninwa wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:38 pm The boost tables don’t need to be changed. In the test mode you can click them on and off, or select pulse at the specific dc you type in on the test page
That's kinda what i thought but the post above made me second guess myself
I was trying that in test mode and was getting nothing, I'm guessing settings are wrong or it's wired incorrectly
Wire the ground trigger to an led or a relay coil and make it operate on/off to test the output.
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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I understand it, you have to specify duty cycle numbers in the table to do any testing.
In the process of testing you would change the duty cycle numbers to adjust how much boost control is commanded.
Zero equals no boost control, boost is limited by the wastegate spring. 100 is full boost, no pressure signal sent to the wastegate.

Enough testing will allow you to build a table to limit boost however you want it.
I don't think this would affect I/O test mode but I haven't used that myself.
My initial test was to set the duty table to 90 across the board.
That makes the solenoid run all the time and I can easily hear it buzzing since it's attached to the firewall.
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Re: MS3 3.0 Boost Control Trouble

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Sooooooooooo, I had swapped resistors. That was my problem.
You can test without duty cycle values, I was able to check in output test mode I/O-3
Thanks for the help
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