Cheap Remote PROM solution
#1
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Cheap Remote PROM solution
Wanted to share with you guys what I did to be able to swap PROMS without leaving the ECM hanging from under the dash.
Very simple. Just a few cuts to the ECM chassis with a hacksaw, a Moates G1 (I had a JET one which is the same), a Moates Extender cable and a Moates Chip Extender.
Now I can mount the ECM back in its original location and just have the extender board out. If I want to take the extra mile, I can also remove the DIN chip carried and solder a ZIF socket but anyway I dont fiddle around that much with tunes once I got the right one.
Ribbon cable passing under one of the main connectors
Ribbon cable passing under the PCB
Finished Product
Very simple. Just a few cuts to the ECM chassis with a hacksaw, a Moates G1 (I had a JET one which is the same), a Moates Extender cable and a Moates Chip Extender.
Now I can mount the ECM back in its original location and just have the extender board out. If I want to take the extra mile, I can also remove the DIN chip carried and solder a ZIF socket but anyway I dont fiddle around that much with tunes once I got the right one.
Ribbon cable passing under one of the main connectors
Ribbon cable passing under the PCB
Finished Product
#3
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Re: Cheap Remote PROM solution
You mean the ribbon cable? I think it should be grounded also no?
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Re: Cheap Remote PROM solution
@sixshooter. That is actually my reasoning for using that board instead of a simple chip carrier. Anyways if I see strange behavior I will put some grounded aluminum foil. Thanks
Re parts you will need 1x CHIPEXT ( the board) and 1x EMUC2818 (the cable)
Re parts you will need 1x CHIPEXT ( the board) and 1x EMUC2818 (the cable)
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Re: Cheap Remote PROM solution
Well to be honest I still followed General Disorder advise and covered it in tin foil + pinched part of it to the ECM body making sure there is continuity to ground.
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