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DIY - 14VDC 700W 70A Voltage Stabilizer - £25

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DIY - 14VDC 700W 70A Voltage Stabilizer - £25

Post by tintoverano » Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:10 pm

just followed this post

ran into the overvoltage issue, mentioned in the post above, followed the suggested solution and all worked out well

the resistor is a 1 kOhm 2W one
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also built this harness to secure the jumper cables to the PSU housing
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and taped around the pins for protection at the end
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DIY - 14VDC 700W 70A Voltage Stabilizer - £25

Post by R.E92 » Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:54 am

You might need thicker jumper cables and a larger contact area when soldering onto the PCB, the car can draw 30A during certain operations like water pump bleeding and ABS bleeding and most jumper cables are rated for short term loads so get very hot with sustained draw.

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Post by tintoverano » Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:30 am

thanks

yep, I just used the one I had in the garage
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Post by tintoverano » Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:05 pm

practicalities of coding ...

start with battery fully charged, connect PSU to mains and then to the car prepping for a long coding session

do you charge the battery during programming?

or the PSU will cover needed voltage, amper and the battery basically stays charged

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