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Subject:Re: Switched 12V power in Engine compartment and hall unit to ecu question. (1984 van)
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:26:57 -0400

http://www.bgsoflex.com/mspower/mspower.html  <--- I'm using a relay
board for everything and I've mounted the Megasquirt unit behind the
left panel in the trunk area. Everything is fused and relay'd. :)

Thanks for the info.

Now what to do with the Hall unit +12v out.

Sudhir

On 6/28/06, mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Good raw switched power comes in to the ignition coil by a black wire
> from the key switch. Don't add any real load to that wire though and
> remember that it is unfused all the way back to the battery. Use it to
> control a relay wired  to a high current source like the alternator lug,
> just as VW did. Why not leave the relay box and relays and use them?
> Unlike VW, I would add fuses.
>
> Mark
>
> Sudhir Desai wrote:
>
> >     1. Where is there a good switched power in the engine compartment
> >
> >     2.when the power is switched on, pins 1 and 13 see 12v.  1 comes
> > from the AEM hall unit and when grounded shows just under battery
> > voltage, and 13 is from a relay which shows battery voltage.  Does the
> > power coming in from the hall unit do anything in the ecu or does it
> > just tell the ecu "hey, i'm powered on and functioning".
> >
> >
> > I am in the process of converting to megasquirt and have all issues
> > resolved except for the switched power and where to connect the ~+12v
> > coming from the hall unit.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Sudhir
> >
> >
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