adrianreeve
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 06:46 PM |
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Any LC1 experts out there?
I've just bought a second hand LC1, with two sensors, one used and one brand new. Guy I bought it from said he had been having trouble getting
it to work properly, and when I put some power to it, not getting any signs of life. Are there any known issues with these, and if so, any fixes?
I have a vague recollection that someone said the first edition of the firmware was more stable than the second. If so, how do I go about
re-flashing?
Hope someone can help.
Cheers
Adrian
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flibble
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 07:38 PM |
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had the same problem with a secon hand one, turns out that the controller is just plain dead  Had to buy another... I learnt my lesson there about
second hand electronics!!
From what I reqad when I had my problem it didn't seem to uncommon either unfortunatly.
Innovate do have forums on their website so you may be able to get some help there?
Linky
[Edited on 18/9/09 by flibble]
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omega0684
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 08:22 PM |
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i haven't had any trouble with my lc-1, have you tried the FAQ on the innovate website. remember to run free air calibration on the sensors
before putting them in the exhausts. have you tried going back to basics and starting over with the wiring etc? could you possible have one duff
sensor or worst both are duff?
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brianthemagical
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 08:59 PM |
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AS above, start simple. Connect the LED as per instructions, then connect it to power and earth. Battery termnals will be fine but make sure they are
powered correctly to eliminate them. If there isn't any life in the LED, then it'll more than likely be dead. Next port of call is connect
it to a comp, see if it'll be detected. Only other option is set it up as per instructions, do all calibrations and such and then connect to a
guage or ECU as per instructions and keep fingers crossd that it'll still give a reading.
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the_fbi
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 09:20 PM |
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iirc the early ones were "missing" a 380 Ohm resistor which caused them to die easily.
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Chippy
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 09:47 PM |
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Innovate, (in the US of A), do a repair service, if it does turn out to be Fubar. From what I have heard their charges are pretty reasonable, and they
upgrade to the latest spec. HTH Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 05:00 PM |
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Look on the brightside. If it is screwed then it probably means that both sensors are good.
As the sensors cost upwards of £50 you may not be too much out of pocket.
New LC-1 is $134 from these guys:
http://www.maperformance.com/innovate/index2.html which was the best price that I could find.
Matt
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