A cure/replacement for the self canceling signals

[rodman101]

ok, didnt have time to pull it off, but the piece directly to the right of the nipendsho flasher relay, probably didnt spell that right, oh and the bike is a 79 gs1000LN, there is nothing writen on it, label at top is worn off, has 3 wires, a yellow, a light blue with stripe and a ground it seems, part is not hooked up soooo?

 

[rustybronco]

The colours on the regulator should be yellow and white with a blue tracer. That looks like the regulator, but if the wires are disconnected it can't regulate and it would have to had something else wired up in its place.

Is the unit with the ground wire attached to the center of it disconnected as well?

 

[rodman101]

no, it is hooked up, bike functions fine, except for the blinkers though, like i said, i found the blinker switch has voltage to it and the switch functions properly, if this part is not in use, i may remove it
and u are correct about the colors, yellow and white with a blue trace

 

[rustybronco]

What is your charging system voltage at 4~5000 rpm?

 

[rodman101]

not sure, bike not running at the moment, i pulled the tank as it has a liner in it that is peeling, gotta get that fixed or replaced before i gum up my carbs, lol

 

[rustybronco]

Check that voltage as soon as you get it fired up.

 

[rustybronco]

I'm updating this to include a link to a freeware electronic Cad drawing program.

I've been using Tina-Ti to draw up my replacement TSCU schematic, but I've found the 'basic edition' of it limited as to the number of symbols and components available, which has been a bit frustrating to me. I'm sure the paid version has a bit more functionality to it, but if you considering a Cad drawing program for an electronic project you have planned in the near future, you might just want to give TinyCad a try.

I'll be converting my project over to Tiny Cad when I get home and I'll be able to give you a better idea on how it worked for my needs in a few days.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinycad/

 

[rustybronco]

Three two layer 2.5" X 3.8" boards for $51 + shipping and you get free software to boot! That's just $17 a board. I wonder if you can fit two layouts on each and cut them in half to make six?

http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Costs.htm

 

[sschering]

I'm using the free version of Eagle loaded with the sparkfun libraries.
http://www.cadsoftusa.com/download-eagle/freeware/?language=en

https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun-Eagle-Libraries

It's limited to a 4x3 2 layer board but that's more than I need.
It has more components than I know what to do with.
Sometimes finding the right one can be a chore.

This board is one I made for a USB CNC controller..

 

[rustybronco]

You've got that right, finding one that has all the required objects and functionality you need can be a chore. I should have asked for your opinion of which software would be the best to use. I'll load it and give it a test spin later on tonight.

Thanks for all the help you have given me.

 

[sschering]

I think you'll like it..

Eagle has 2 modes.. Schematic where you lay out the circuit and Board where you place the components and layout traces.. (it has an auto trace function that works great)

Build your circuit in the schematic mode.

One tip is to search for components with wildcards.. So if I wanted a PICAxe 14M2 I'd search for *14M2*

You link components in the schematic either by placing wires between the nodes or you can just put a stub wire and then name the circuit..
any component you stub out and name to that circuit will be automatically linked in the board mode. So just name your ground circuit GND and stub your grounds to GND rather than drawing wires all over the place to link grounds.. and so on.. It makes for a very clean schematic but it can be confusing for people not familiar with it.
An eagle schematic looks weird if you don't understand that most things are linked to names.
It automatically puts all the components you pick in the schematic on the field for the board mode with links showing you how they will connect to help orient the components.

Sparkfun has a good tutorial on using the software and settings to use for the auto trace feature. It defaults to .010" wide traces.. I like to bump that to .016"..

That boarder on my board is the default width.. it's very fine and easy to mess up if you plan to etch at home.

I got my PicKit2 programer in the mail today along with a 18F4550 pic.. Now I can see if that board is going to work

 

[rustybronco]

Cheap PCB prototyping service

Cheap PCB prototyping service

10 pieces of 2 layer up to a 10cm X10cm (maximum size) for $19.90 plus shipping.
http://imall.iteadstudio.com/open-pcb/pcb-prototyping.html


Schematic and PCB design software.http://www.diptrace.com/