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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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Making my own Comp tester

Been planning on doing this for some time and I should have it working with in the month and gonna try and spend less then $150
The idea is pretty simple although im gonna try and make my own USB plug in and a program that will read the wave format
found a nice thread from FDjunkie who used a serial cable the idea is about the same
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...2&d=1052023339

Will be posting pics and prices on parts if anyone else ever wants to take a crack at it
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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oh ****... good luck and keep us posted.. sounds way cool
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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Awesome. Let us know how that works out.
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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Been done a few times.
http://rotarydiagnostics.com/pricing%20combined.htm
http://www.twistedrotors.com/
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Originally Posted by Noxi
Been planning on doing this for some time and I should have it working with in the month and gonna try and spend less then $150
The idea is pretty simple although im gonna try and make my own USB plug in and a program that will read the wave format
found a nice thread from FDjunkie who used a serial cable the idea is about the same
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...2&d=1052023339

Will be posting pics and prices on parts if anyone else ever wants to take a crack at it
Ill help ya matt.
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by The Spyder
Hopefully Twisted Rotors will have version 2 out by sevenstock.
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:32 AM
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Thanks for the comments im looking for a nice Air pressure sensor
Rw-7 I got the idea when you and Hoofhearted aka Bob dropped off my engine and showed me the comp test with the scope Or atleast I believe it was you who came with him when he picked up the 10 AE
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Noxi
Thanks for the comments im looking for a nice Air pressure sensor
Rw-7 I got the idea when you and Hoofhearted aka Bob dropped off my engine and showed me the comp test with the scope Or atleast I believe it was you who came with him when he picked up the 10 AE
Yes it was an osiliscope. Gambone had made an adapter out of an air conditioner sensor that fit into the sprk plug hole. Basically what it does is takes the pressure and converts it into millivolts that the osiliscope can read then we convert that info back into psi. heres a couple pics. Kind of hard to see but you get the idea.
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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Yes it was an osiliscope. Gambone had made an adapter out of an air conditioner sensor that fit into the sprk plug hole. Basically what it does is takes the pressure and converts it into millivolts that the osiliscope can read then we convert that info back into psi. heres a couple pics. Kind of hard to see but you get the idea.
Yeah Im gonna do about the same, but with a Labtop that can read the millivolts =D
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 02:33 AM
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After much searching the web I think I might of found a nice price on a air pressure transducer that was designed to read pressure in air bag suspension for trucks contacted the company to find out all the information and hoping it handles 150 Psi or better Ill post up the sensor after I get the information
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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All right the sensor is rated up to 175 PSI!
http://shop.airliftcompany.cust.shop...essure_sensors)

this should work perfectly with my project
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