duty cycle readings ?

Huw Powell audi at mediaone.net
Sat Dec 16 11:22:32 EST 2000


Konstatntin Bogach wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> I am posting this question 3rd time. No response yet. Hope never dies.
> 
> According to SJM ECU changes duty cycle in closed loop 1-2 times per
> second.  I see that duty cycle is changed much more frequently (10
> times, maybe more). In DMM screen I see blur. I wonder is my ECU doing
> wrong things? But it sweeps in spec: 45-50%. In several minutes it
> shifted to 40-50% but it is another why?.

that's ok, it's working.  the 1-2 times/sec is an approximation - and at
idle it is usually slower but does not have to be.

> 
> OXS voltage mesured by DMM is between 15mV and 2.2V. Does someone has
> any idea why it can be more than 1V according to spec? (I did not
> disconnect OXS wire while measuring voltage).

try that measurement again, since the OXS range is something like
200-900 mV.  something is weirdly wrong if your OXS is putting out 2.2
volts. (or 15 mV for that matter)

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Huw Powell

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