Knock sensors

[Todd....!!]

Cool DEAL!

Thanks for those sources...

On my way to finishin bein an EE(Elec. Eng.)  A beginners book to
electronics would be a good start!

LATER!

Todd....!!

Bruce Plecan wrote:
> 
> | OK,
> | I'm REALLY new to the termonology in these parts...
> | Would op-amp and KS, and comparator be listed in the list of terms for
> | this group?  If not, please define?
> 
> Operational Amplifier, an amplifier
> Comparator, something that compares
> KS,  Knock Sensor
> Radio Shack has a series of little "Mini Engineer's  Notebooks"  that cover
> the basics in opto couplers, op-amps, comparators,555s, and they have a
> beginners electronics book by Forrest Mimms III, that help.
> Doc
> 
> | Thanks!
> | Todd....
>  Bruce Plecan wrote:
> | > Heck, they can pick up the fractured ribs in a serpentine belt.  A poor
> | > Alternator bearing.  Timing gears might give it KS a migrane, from all
> the
> | > noise.
> | >    Next chance, I get I think I'm gonna try an op-amp, and comparator,
> and
> | > see what I get.
> | >    In my experiments with the ESC Module KS, there were slight
> differences.
> | > >From memory, was a max of like 4 degrees knock to 0 for a given engine.
> | > Bruce
> | > | Hi all,
> | > | I am adapting a 730 to a Mopar RB engine and I have some questions
> about
> | > | Knock sensors:
> | > | How sensitive are knock sensors to noise generated by gear drives? If
> | > | they are affected would selection solve the problem? ( for instance a
> | > | knock sensor off a factory supercharged engine)
> | > | What about noise from mechanical (roller cams)?
> | > | Bill Edgeworth