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Offline Sprocket

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2007, 12:07:55 am »
Download and Double check your h[2] entries in the tables.txt file

If they dont look like 30 20 10 00 00 00 00 00 edit them save the file, recompile and upload.

Remember that the h[2] table traverses from the last entry to the first so looking at the above line, it traverses from right to left
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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2007, 12:09:08 am »
Wait, lol i made a mistake in my last post, i have now edited it and it is now correct


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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2007, 12:10:14 am »
Hrmmmm well i put the timing light on the wire and I get a light pulse every so often.

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2007, 12:11:15 am »
My table entry looks like 10 20 30 00 00 00 00 00

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #19 on: October 28, 2007, 12:15:16 am »
It would apear you have configured the firing order as 3,2,1.

Remember it runs backwards through the h[2] table entries.

Is this spark something you have not had yet? Do you think we are getting somehwere?

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #20 on: October 28, 2007, 12:16:56 am »
Alright I'll reconfigure the table and no this would be a first. The car hasnt run under VEMS power yet

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2007, 12:22:18 am »
Alright new entrys in. Still no beans. I am getting an intermitant spark out of #2 though, so we are getting somewhere.

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #22 on: October 28, 2007, 12:24:34 am »
Im afraid i am now at my limit of knowledge now on bith the VEMS and the engine, lol, but i hope it has been of some use ::)

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #23 on: October 28, 2007, 12:25:42 am »
Yes you have. The only one i see getting a signal is Coil #2 I get a spark every second or so, but i does seem to be consistent.

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #24 on: October 28, 2007, 12:33:24 am »
you deffo have IGBTs installed onbord at EC36 pins 34 and 35

i have only the two IGBTs installed at 34 and 36, these are the two red locations in the middle row shown in the picture below


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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #25 on: October 28, 2007, 12:40:02 am »
Back of my board:


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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #26 on: October 28, 2007, 12:45:07 am »
I turned the coil dwell time down to 2 and i appear to be getting a lot more consistant spark out of #2 but #2 is all i'm getting spark out of

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #27 on: October 28, 2007, 12:47:58 am »
It looks like you have installed IGTBs to pins 36 35 and 33

Is this correct?

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #28 on: October 28, 2007, 12:53:54 am »
Haha, yes you would be correct. I even had it marked out on the board right i think in the back of my mind is saw 03 and though coil #3

Fixing now...

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Re: On to a new problem: My ignition isnt firing
« Reply #29 on: October 28, 2007, 12:59:48 am »
I bet your neighbours love you trying to get your car started at this time of night :D