[elky] Re: Cooling off
- From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 07:55:55 -0600
You already have the power you need at the brake
switch. It actually is at the connector on the dash harness that plugs into
the computer harness. The connector I sent for your Elky.
Not sure how the B&M is wired but most all use a
hot feed from the switch and when you press the brake it removes all power
so the TCC has to let go. Removing power is more reliable than removing a
ground as wires can short and the TCC would still be engaged.
It kind of sounds like the B&M box is providing
the power itself hence using two wires from it or cutting one that is a loop
and doing the same. Not really sure till I look at the diagram for it. Or
their box is using the switch as a switch for their circuitry instead of a
direct loss of power like OE. Now if it's the former then it's not very
well engineered.
Robert Adams
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:52 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is great Mike, Thanks!
>
> I am still struggling in my mind with the brake circuit. It doesn't make
> sense to me to run a 12V in to the switch, when it should already be there,
> unless it just grounds it, but then why add a hot? The instructions say to
> put the brake switch in the loop of the yellow wire. I just used a hot, and
> I want to fuse the thing too. The old unit had a fuse in there, this one
> doesn't.
>
> I know I did it on the Elky once with this same unit, but it's been too
> long. I just need to get under there with the meter and play with it.
> Otherwise, what you have with the relay makes more sense for the supply to
> the unit using the brake hot as the trigger for the relay to open the loop
> on a normally closed wiring. Do I know what I mean?
>
> JC
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Mike Huber <minoman59@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Here's the lockup circuit I came up with....The 2 circuits to the left of
>> the page are for the brake to release the lockup ...
>>
>> The lower one breaks the circuit to ground with the Normally Closed side
>> of the brake switch....
>>
>> The upper circuit uses a + voltage from the brake lite side of the switch
>> to open up the relay and break the ground.
>>
>> Like I said , you can lock it up in any gear and manually shift through
>> the gears an its like shifting a manual transmission without any slippage
>> ....
>>
>>
>> Mike "MINOMAN" Huber
>> 86 Mino El Camino
>> 383 Carbed Stroker (for Now)
>> "Still drivin' it like I stole it"
>> Top Speed 138 mph - 4-05 BBORR
>> www.bborr.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: minoman59@xxxxxxx
>> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [elky] Re: Cooling off
>> Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 16:09:43 +0000
>>
>>
>> Sure John....
>>
>> I found a circuit in one of my Bosch relay alarm books that is a latching
>> relay.....
>>
>> It uses a momentary pushbutton in the shifter , a diode, an LED, and 2
>> Bosch relays to activate the lockup in any gear when you want ....The LED
>> tells you when it's lockedup......Tap the brake and it releases the
>> lockup....
>>
>> It's almost like having a standard tranny when it shifts....
>>
>> I also bypassed any pressure switches in the valve body and wire the
>> lockup solenoid directly to the D pin on the trans plug ....
>>
>> I'll see if I can get a pict of the schematic and get it posted up.
>>
>> Mike "MINOMAN" Huber
>> 86 Mino El Camino
>> 383 Carbed Stroker (for Now)
>> "Still drivin' it like I stole it"
>> Top Speed 138 mph - 4-05 BBORR
>> www.bborr.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: johncgg@xxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 05:02:05 -0600
>> Subject: [elky] Cooling off
>> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> 5-Day Forecast for Saint Charles, Illinois
>>
>> Today: Partly Cloudy, High: 20 F, Low: 9 F
>> Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny, High: 20 F, Low: 12 F
>> Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy, High: 23 F, Low: 15 F
>> Thursday: Few Snow Showers, High: 33 F, Low: 26 F
>> Friday: Few Snow Showers, High: 30 F, Low: 11 F
>>
>> Looks like we may warm up to freezing by Thursday, for about an hour.
>>
>> Stay warm everyone!
>>
>> I know it has been cool in the South, (so no funny remarks from the peanut
>> gallery... we know it's warm OK?) I got a call from Mike H last night and we
>> talked about the trans and the weather for a while. He has a pretty trick
>> setup. Although I am going to make the speed controller work for mine, he
>> asked if I wanted the schematics, and I passed. It sounds real interesting.
>> A push button on the shifter to lick up in 2, 3, or 4. In hind sight, wanna
>> share Mike?
>>
>> JC
>>
>
>
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