Shutting fuel off whie driving.

[Tom Sharpe]

Frederic Breitwieser wrote:

> > As an "electronocally challeged" participant,
>
> Being a non-electronically challenged participant, I will add...
>
> > I'd use a resistor and an led connected to the
> > injector harness.  Not sure of the exact value.
>
> A generic Radioshack LED with a 1K ohm resistor in series would
> display light when the injector is fired, however even at idle, it
> would be difficult to see it going on and off.  Lets see why.
>
> Assume a V8.
> On true sequential injection, one injector pulse per intake stroke,
> would result in 50 injector pulses per rotation at an idle of 800
> RPM.  800 rpm / 8 cyls = 100, 100 / 2 (four stroke) = 50.
>
> At 800 RPM, the led would pulse at or about 50 hz, which your eye
> really cannot see, and would view as constant illumination.
> Flourescent lights actually flicker on and off 60 times a second, and
> the light appears constant to most people, thus illustrating my point.
>

Add a capacitor???????????????????????????? Tom

> > If you have constant LED activity while accellerating,
> > but none during coast-down, you have your answer..
>
> Often on deceleration, the injector just misses certain cycles, and is
> not closed off entirely, therefore the LED would still be on more
> often than not.
>
> And oscilloscope would help :)
>
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>
> Frederic Breitwieser
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>
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