can i use regular lightbulbs to adjust the TPS?
03-25-02, 12:33 AM
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I don't believe so, you have to use 12 volt lamps, you can get them at radio shack for a couple bucks or buy an ecu scanner/tps adjuster on eBay or something
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Better not. Don't use lightbulbs at all. You should get low-current LED's. Lightbulbs pull to much current and could fry your ECU. This is the case on a 1986-88 model. I don't know about the newer types. I always use two voltmeters.
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Originally posted by Marco
Better not. Don't use lightbulbs at all. You should get low-current LED's. Lightbulbs pull to much current and could fry your ECU. This is the case on a 1986-88 model. I don't know about the newer types. I always use two voltmeters.
Marco.
Better not. Don't use lightbulbs at all. You should get low-current LED's. Lightbulbs pull to much current and could fry your ECU. This is the case on a 1986-88 model. I don't know about the newer types. I always use two voltmeters.
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03-25-02, 05:21 AM
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Get a couple of Radio Trash 12Volt LED's. Tie the red wire from each LED together and presto, you have one each TPS checker.
To use stick the two red wires that are tied together in the crossways running terminal on the green connector, and one each black wire into the parallel terminals on the same connector.
Adjust with a warm engine. Simply turn the TPS screw slowly until only one of the LED's light up.
To use stick the two red wires that are tied together in the crossways running terminal on the green connector, and one each black wire into the parallel terminals on the same connector.
Adjust with a warm engine. Simply turn the TPS screw slowly until only one of the LED's light up.
03-25-02, 06:53 AM
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Originally posted by MasteRX
I second that.
I second that.
There was at least one thread in the last of year of someone who used regular bulbs and toasted their ECU.
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