New consulting relationship with GreenTecAuto begins
What actually goes wrong with the batteries????
A look at todays Hybrid and EV battery packs
Battery packs exposed
Keeping Warm In New England
Plugging into the SUN
Making a small solar concentrator
Building MIMA and the plug in adapters
All of the parts are nearing completion
Building a better joystick
Building the display components
Making a connector
Making the current and fan connector shells
Making the plug in boards
The Plug in adapter boards are here and are being built
MIMA construction crew
PLUG in adapters for fan and current sensor
The plug in system
TPS smoothing mod
Converting a telephone truck to electric
DIY dual pulse Capacitor Discharge Spotwelder
Chevy Bolt EV joins the family
Getting in shape while making electricity
Retirement
Replacing gasoline with solar electric lawn equipment
What is Genesis One?
How to stop the aging process DIY
MIMA Install Day 2005 a Big Success!
Building a hybrid car grid charger
Tapping into the Wind
Expanding MIMA with the Distribution board ( users projects )

TPS smoothing mod

TPS smoothing mod
TPS smoothing mod on ECM plug in board

If the throttle signal is fed through a 4.7K resistor with a 100Uf cap to TPS ground, the effect is to smooth the TPS signal which is equivalent to holding your foot real steady. The new plug in boards allow making the modification on the plug in rather than to the car harness. An etch cut is made to the TPS signal line between the harness and the TPS input to the ECM. A 1/8W 4.7K resistor is attached to bridge the cut, and is covered with hotmelt to protect and support the resistor.
The larger capacitor is mounted on the other side of the PC board and is also supported with hotmelt.
The parts are cheap, but it is time consuming to do it well.