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Type 9 & Acewell?
coozer - 2/4/10 at 08:33 AM

Normal service resumed...

Sure I've asked this before but no luck in the search function.

Q? Is it possoble to use the Ford electronic output sensor to drive the speedo function of the Ace?

Currently it has a hall effect sensor so has a feed return thing.

If I wire the yelow signal wire of the oem sensor into the input of the Ace will it work, or will I bugger the ACE?

Sensor (off a fwd gearbox) is attached to the type 9. Tunnel is coming off this morning to investigate my current 0mph reading at all speeds

Steve


russbost - 2/4/10 at 09:10 AM

Steve
Depends which Acewell you've got.
Only the 4xxx series (only just released) & the 3251 have a fast enough processor to deal with the signal from a hall sensor. For them to work the signal needs to be square wave & at least 2.7V.
All of the older Acewells (& most other digidashes - even expensive ones) only work with their supplied sensor, in the case of Acewell, reed switch & magnet.

Regards Russ


coozer - 2/4/10 at 10:17 AM

Cheers, its a 315* whatever, does say in the instructions it can use an oem hall sensor.

Just have it in bits now trying to see which wires go where