[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Fire went out!


> 
> > (BTW, what *does* the Hall effect sensor actually measure, and how?)
> 
> It doesn't actually measure anything.  It tells the ECU (which already
> knows the angular position of the crank with great accuracy) whether
> the TDC #1 it's just found is the firing stroke or not.

Again, how does it know? Extra acceleration upon firing?
(in other words, what is the Hall effect?)
(and again, wouldn't the angular position of the camshaft give
*all* desired info at once?)

-gbr