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Re: 1g-gte Unussual tacho behaviour Mon, 24 January 2005 03:14 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
HyDrA wrote on Mon, 24 January 2005 10:03

Hmmm I wonder if my ignitor is faulty? Razz

Maybe I just need to get rid of the standard ignition and do something cooler... When did they say UMS was coming out? Razz

UMS is due in 6-9 months - Megasquirt II is in testing at the moment so expect it sooner.

From my (work affected) recollection, there is a return signal from the igniter to the ECU (IGd ?) that tells the ECu if the ignition event was a 'good' event (e.g. spark plug fired). At higher rpms, that signal might be truncated in duration.

you don't want to pull a signal directly from the coil as you'll be placing a much higher voltage across the tacho input (i think). If you used a MSD igniter, you'd be shoving nearly 400V at the tacho. You'll also get varying pulse widths from there as the dwell time on the coil does vary a bit as rpms rise.

Hydra: If you're feeling experimental, the MSnS thread on MSEFI.COM has discussion about using the wheels in various dizzis (toyota included) to - one variant looks like being able drive a toyota DLI ignition system (e.g. waste spark).

Start reading here: http://www.msefi.com/viewtopic.php?t=5296 and here for DLI stuff: http://www.msefi.com/viewtopic.php?t=4895

(wilwal98: sorry for the post hijak)

cheers, charles.
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