Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:29:19 -0700
Reply-To: Chris Lisica <wavanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Chris Lisica <wavanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
In-Reply-To: <vanagon%2007090309390185@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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know what your findings reveal. good luck.
Now I can get back to my coffee waiting for my westfalia to be delivered.
Chris
On 9/3/07, T.M. <tinkerman007@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 02:00:52 -0400, Tinkerman007 <tinkerman007@YAHOO.COM>
> wrote:
>
> >Then I also took many close-up pictures so I could later continue to
> >analyze the circuit and even decode the circuit diagram...
>
> >This is only the beginning, because I can provide my photos to the list
> >for a joint effort of reverse engineering project to get the schematic so
> >we can easily repair these expensive units (remember, 350$...ouch!).
>
> Folks, when I say photos I mean REAL CLOSE-UP PHOTOS where you can zoom
> down to the level of a thin track or read a miniature resistor's value, on
> both sides of both boards...:-) at the convenience of your PC, not inside
> the van at a dark night...and with the power of about 1000 list members,
> surely there would be a few knowledgeable ones that could help too.
>
> But I really don't think we need to completely reverse engineer the
> circuit - more like analyze it's outputs as well as some internal signals
> during normal operation so we could quickly analyze if it's working OK, as
> well as some of the external interface circuitry that can get damaged and
> need replacement (such as that famous power transistor driving the ICV).
> Anyone have a digital storage scope withing access?...:-)
> Personally, I have a DVM and frequency counter, and maybe could use an
> analog audio recorder as a crude signal analysis device by viewing the
> waveform on my PC (BTDT...).
>
> But first, I need a place to put the files. Maybe on Gerry.vanagon.com?
>
> And like I said, I need to know first off if the ICV should buzz with
> ignition ON but the motor NOT running (i.e. no ignition pulses coming in),
> because then I could check the ISCU on my test bench with all the meters I
> want, and not be limited to in-van testing.
> Any takers?
>
--
Chris
88 Vanagon GL
02 Golf GLS TDI (SOLD, looking for a Westy, now that I know what I really
like to drive)
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