Highlander
May 17th, 2009, 01:11 PM
Hello guys, this is my issue..
I have an LM1 which is my workhorse to tune. It has done a TERRIFIC job.
Now to the problem... I have my cable that works flawlessly to interface serial from the LM1 to the V2. Well. Since i have the LM1 on my car and leave it there unless I need to tune a customer's vehicle it was working fine...
So... I use the LM1 connected to the external power supply provided by Innovate that plugs in to the 110v regular electric outlet. Well... to my surprise I was having issues a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was the cable. I remade the cable and all was working fine after a failed attempt at the dyno. So I was testing it on my car and nice.... ok...
Now... I do not get serial data to show up (or the serial led blink) while its connected to the external power. Only when its connected to the CIG lighter of the vehicle...
Is this because of the 14v I get outside vs the 12v from the car? This almost made me pull my hair out and expel every single customer from the dyno last night when I had a Z06 to tune that is from one of my most important customers (if not the most) and I wanted his car to be PERFECT! So the only different thing was that I was using the internal cig lighter power cord and Voila, when I saw that led blink I was like.. .WHEW.... I am getting addicted to this efilive thing.
Paul any insight?
Thanks
I have an LM1 which is my workhorse to tune. It has done a TERRIFIC job.
Now to the problem... I have my cable that works flawlessly to interface serial from the LM1 to the V2. Well. Since i have the LM1 on my car and leave it there unless I need to tune a customer's vehicle it was working fine...
So... I use the LM1 connected to the external power supply provided by Innovate that plugs in to the 110v regular electric outlet. Well... to my surprise I was having issues a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was the cable. I remade the cable and all was working fine after a failed attempt at the dyno. So I was testing it on my car and nice.... ok...
Now... I do not get serial data to show up (or the serial led blink) while its connected to the external power. Only when its connected to the CIG lighter of the vehicle...
Is this because of the 14v I get outside vs the 12v from the car? This almost made me pull my hair out and expel every single customer from the dyno last night when I had a Z06 to tune that is from one of my most important customers (if not the most) and I wanted his car to be PERFECT! So the only different thing was that I was using the internal cig lighter power cord and Voila, when I saw that led blink I was like.. .WHEW.... I am getting addicted to this efilive thing.
Paul any insight?
Thanks