Speedo Reading Zero

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D-Rider · #16 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 2:53 pm

TBH without knowing what the drive circuitry is like in the instrument cluster, the only "safe bet" is to use the same type of sensor as standard (and one with the same interface).

I'm guessing that the sensor is a variable reluctance sensor with an active circuit to give a nice pulsed waveform.

wayno · #17 Post by **wayno** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:02 pm

D-Rider wrote: I'm guessing that the sensor is a variable reluctance sensor with an active circuit to give a nice pulsed waveform.

Did you read that off your cereal box??

I'm just using the same sensor as the last guy did :) simples

D-Rider · #18 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:50 pm

Errrr no ..... I'm a Chartered Engineer .......

wayno · #19 Post by **wayno** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:07 am

D-Rider wrote:Errrr no ..... I'm a Chartered Engineer .......

Aaah, that explains why you're so clever, electricity is witchcraft as far as I'm concerned :)

wayno · #20 Post by **wayno** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:54 pm

Finally got the adaptor finished tonight, just need to sort out the wiring then I can test it out.

Adaptor

Sensor in adaptor

All in bracket

I'll keep you posted

HisNibbs · #21 Post by **HisNibbs** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:34 pm

If you can do a little kit for that you might be on a little earner and doing a service to the "community" at the same time.

DavShill · #22 Post by **DavShill** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:19 am

Nice work Wayno - looking forward to the road test.

wayno · #23 Post by **wayno** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:19 am

DavShill wrote:Nice work Wayno - looking forward to the road test.

I have to say I'm a bit apprehensive about taking my new official aprilia one off now incase it does an aprilia and stops working :)

D-Rider · #24 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:17 am

wayno wrote:
DavShill wrote:Nice work Wayno - looking forward to the road test.
I have to say I'm a bit apprehensive about taking my new official aprilia one off now incase it does an aprilia and stops working :)

Haha - always a risk!

If, worst case, anything happens to your instrument cluster, I do have a couple of spares.

wayno · #25 Post by **wayno** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:43 pm

It's not the instruments I'm worried about, it's the new £80 quid sensor.

Maybe I'll sabotage my mates RSV and get him to try it out

wayno · #26 Post by **wayno** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:13 pm

I had a nightmare trying to solder the wires together as the old ones were all black and minging (might be why it stopped working). So for now I've just crimped connectors on

jonnie_r · #27 Post by **jonnie_r** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:03 pm

Bloody typical mine has failed today.........

Firestarter · #28 Post by **Firestarter** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:21 pm

jonnie_r wrote:Bloody typical mine has failed today.........

"Sorry officer, it just packed up so I had no idea what speed I was doing. I'm just on my way to get it fixed..."

jonnie_r · #29 Post by **jonnie_r** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:31 pm

It will be tonight when I nip out for a few hours

though I shall have to use the van for my trip to Sheffield tomorrow.

New sensor ordered off t'net so hopefully it will arrive while I am away

wayno · #30 Post by **wayno** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:07 pm

If I'd got mine tested I would have sent that as an emergency fix, but I'm off to the new forest on it for the weekend so won't be testing it until I get back (too scared of moving the new aprilia sensor and it breaking)