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full thottle switch



Maybe I'm not understanding exactly what you mean by some of your statements....

  Umm, no...

  A voltmeter measures voltage, which is like pressure in a pipe. In order
  to do this it just "attaches to a fitting" on the circuit

  ***voltage = electrical pressure
  agreed, but you must attach to both legs of the circuit, i.e. two "fittings".   Is this what you meant?***

  A ammeter measures current, which is like flow through a pipe. In order to
  do so it has to lie in line with the pipe (like a valve).

  ***agreed again.***

  And, just like a valve or a "flow meter", it behaves to the rest of the
  circuit as a normal piece of pipe, but with measuring capabilities.
  A short circuit (but with measuring capabilities, heh!).

  ***disagree with the 'short circuit' idea.  The ammeter is installed in-line with one leg of the circuit, it doesn't short to anything.***

  If you need a better explanation please say so.

  ***We may be trying to say the same thing here, just in different ways.  If so, I'll concede and we can move on...Larry***

  But trust me, I've seen more than enough people blow the fuse in their
  multimeter by hooking it up to a circuit as if it were a voltmeter.

  -Toby

  On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, L F wrote:

  > Nope.
  >   Substitute 'voltmeter' for ammeter....
  >
  > Larry
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: T. Reed
  >   To: ATS - Patrick Bureau
  >   Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  >   Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 12:11 PM
  >   Subject: RE: full thottle switch
  >
  >
  >   Uh... that's not good!
  >
  >   You ought to try to remember that whenever you connect an ammeter to
  >   something you are shorting it out!
  >
  >   -Toby
  >
  >   On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:
  >
  >   > my setup is CIS with knock box 2L 8v.
  >   >
  >   > I tried to get mA from the testing plug (near brake booster) but I can
  >   > onlyget mVolts from it.
  >   >
  >   >
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  >   >
  >   > =>-----Original Message-----
  >   > =>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
  >   > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dan Bubb
  >   > =>Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:08 AM
  >   > =>To: Rhett Farnum; t.piwonka@ttu.edu; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  >   > =>Subject: Re: full thottle switch
  >   > =>
  >   > =>
  >   > =>Got me!
  >   > =>They may have a ground or power wire in common, but that's all.
  >   > =>Maybe somebody rewired your car?
  >   > =>Using the cold start injector to provide additional fuel has been
  >   > =>hashed out
  >   > =>endlessly by everybody thinking they need more fuel, but it's a crummy
  >   > =>solution because 1) the distribution between cylinders sucks 2)
  >   > =>there is no
  >   > =>control over the quantity of fuel injected, it's either off or on.
  >   > =>Doesn't keep people from trying it.
  >   > =>If your WOT switch does activate your cold start injector you might think
  >   > =>about rewiring back to the original schematic cause it would certainly be
  >   > =>injecting more fuel than your engine needs.
  >   > =>Dan
  >   > =>
  >   > =>
  >   > =>> If it doesn't use the cold start injector why is my switch
  >   > =>wired to it???
  >   > =>>
  >   > =>>
  >   > =>>
  >   > =>> Peace Out,
  >   > =>> Rhett
  >   > =>> Rocco_crossing
  >   > =>> '83 Rocco (autocross ready, tune up, install harness, and finally I may
  >   > =>get
  >   > =>> to makeing it look better!!)
  >   > =>>
  >   > =>>
  >   > =>>
  >   > =>>
  >   > =>>
  >   > =>> >From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
  >   > =>> >To: "Rhett Farnum" <rocco_crossing@hotmail.com>, <t.piwonka@ttu.edu>,
  >   > =>> >  <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  >   > =>> >Subject: Re: full thottle switch
  >   > =>> >Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 08:01:34 -0400
  >   > =>> >
  >   > =>> >It does not use the cold start injector!
  >   > =>> >The cold start injector is used only when the engine is
  >   > =>cranking (and not
  >   > =>> >always then) and no other time.
  >   > =>> >
  >   > =>> >The full throttle switch increases DPR current on CIS-E (16V), which
  >   > =>> >increases fuel flow through the normal injectors.
  >   > =>> >On CIS-lambda (8V) it increases the duty cycle of the frequency valve
  >   > =>again
  >   > =>> >increasing fuel flow through the normal injectors.
  >   > =>> >
  >   > =>> >On CIS-lambda closing the switch almost always increases
  >   > =>engine speed and
  >   > =>> >smoothes out the idle (especially if you have a big cam) because the
  >   > =>engine
  >   > =>> >goes open loop (stops looking at O2 sensor output) and richens the
  >   > =>mixture
  >   > =>> >and most engines like to idle richer than stochiometric.
  >   > =>> >NOTE: I guess this assumes your car is correctly tuned and FV
  >   > =>duty cycle
  >   > =>> >oscillates around 50% at idle.
  >   > =>> >
  >   > =>> >On CIS-E closing the switch again causes the engine to go open
  >   > =>loop. DPR
  >   > =>> >current is supposed to go to 16mA if engine speed is over 2500
  >   > =>RPM. On my
  >   > =>> >car DPR current goes to a steady 8mA with the car idling. I'm not
  >   > =>> >absolutely
  >   > =>> >sure how the engine will respond by closing the switch at idle. I would
  >   > =>> >assume if the mixture is set at 10mA (Bentley recommended setting) then
  >   > =>if
  >   > =>> >it goes to 8mA by pressing the switch the engine will lean out a little
  >   > =>and
  >   > =>> >drop a few RPM. In any event I don't think it will make a huge
  >   > =>difference
  >   > =>> >as
  >   > =>> >long as your mixture is tuned correctly.
  >   > =>> >Dan
  >   > =>> >
  >   > =>> >
  >   > =>> > > It uses the cold start injector. If you ahve voltage that means you
  >   > =>> >injector
  >   > =>> > > is either shot or clogged. Try fom fuel inj. cleaner and if that
  >   > =>doesn't
  >   > =>> > > work replace. ~$5 at a bone yrd.
  >   > =>> > >
  >   > =>> > >
  >   > =>> > >
  >   > =>> > > Peace Out,
  >   > =>> > > Rhett
  >   > =>> > > Rocco_crossing
  >   > =>> > > '83 Rocco (autocross ready, tune up, install harness, and finally I
  >   > =>may
  >   > =>> >get
  >   > =>> > > to makeing it look better!!)
  >   > =>> > >
  >   > =>> > >
  >   > =>> > >
  >   > =>> > >
  >   > =>> > >
  >   > =>> > > >From: "Robert Piwonka" <t.piwonka@ttu.edu>
  >   > =>> > > >To: "scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
  >   > =>> > > >Subject: full thottle switch
  >   > =>> > > >Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 00:48:07 -0500
  >   > =>> > > >
  >   > =>> > > >When I press the full throttle switch at idle should the car bog
  >   > =>down?
  >   > =>> > > >Cause it doesn't.  However I tested the voltage on the output and I
  >   > =>> >gets
  >   > =>> > > >12v
  >   > =>> > > >when activated and not 12v when not, so it appears to be working.
  >   > =>> > > >
  >   > =>> > > >Also how does the full throttle switch richen the mixture?  Does it
  >   > =>> >change
  >   > =>> > > >the dpr current or use the cold start injector or what?
  >   > =>> > > >
  >   > =>> > > >Thanks
  >   > =>> > > >Robert Piwonka
  >   > =>> > > >
  >   > =>> > > >
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