You can go a little bit lower...we just found that having the voltage as
close to the initial Key ON/Engine OFF voltage is best.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Hausheer
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:52 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: RE: Re: ATTN Bernd: MAP Charger/Bypass
Okay,
Now at least we're on the same page, and I understand what you
are doing. I guess my last question is: Does the voltage really need to
be the same as at WOT? Isn't cutting it off at 29"-Hg good enough? If
the engine is at high altitude, this will effectively make the computer
think it is at a lower altitude, which has denser air, which should give
you a richer mixture. The only way I can see that this wouldn't work
would be if there is an atmospheric pressure sensor (so that the
computer knows what the actual atmosphere is), but I don't see why
they'd do that. Anyhow, this isn't all that important, it sounds like
you have a good setup.
Thanks for the info!
.Geoff
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch bernd@texas.net XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> [mailto:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:28 AM
> To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> Subject: DML: RE: Re: ATTN Bernd: MAP Charger/Bypass
>
>
>
> Oops...my bad. Was thinking regular Diode...haven't finished
> my coffee
> yet. ;)
>
> Minor flaw on that is that the MAP voltage is always going to be
> different (higher or lower) at different altitudes. While one
> application might work fine, there is the possibility of the other not
> being high enough. You also want to keep the output voltage as close
> to the actual Key ON/Engine OFF as possible. This is, again, the
> reason for adjustability. A simple Zener Diode won't work properly
> unless you
> can adjust...and by this I mean within 2/10th's (Volts) of the Key
> ON/Engine OFF voltage.
>
> Keep in mind that there are many different ways to do this. We just
> picked a way to allow the "end-user" to be able to adjust to their
> specific application.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Hausheer
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:04 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: RE: RE: Re: ATTN Bernd: MAP Charger/Bypass
>
> > A diode won't help as the voltage is still "out of range".
>
> A zener diode (reverse biased) would prevent the voltage from ever
> getting above 4.5v (or whatever type you get). So I'd get normal
> operation from 0-4.5 volts, but it'd never get above that. Isn't that
> exactly what you want?
>
> Thanks,
> .Geoff
>
>
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