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      12-19-2011, 10:31 PM   #23
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Finished the wiring part finally and tomorrow I will install the underpanels back on and drop the car off the rhino ramps. Hopefully I can test it out but like always it has to rain! Keep you guys posted on my progress.

The only bad thing I can say so far before even testing the Aquamist unit is the damn tiny wires that it uses..Its something 26 guage wires and used

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looking forward to your results, I have been looking at that unit for a while now. Mind sharing how you got such a good deal?
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never mind , looks like you got it off the NASICO board...good find!
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Tested the older unit out and it doesnt seem to work It shows flow of 78-79 but the Procede unit keeps throwing a overflow code and goes into a valet mode which makes the meth system not work...I guess I need the newer version one! SUcks bigtime
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Tested the older unit out and it doesnt seem to work It shows flow of 78-79 but the Procede unit keeps throwing a overflow code and goes into a valet mode which makes the meth system not work...I guess I need the newer version one! SUcks bigtime
You can use 2 resistors ($1 total) and make a voltage divider. If this sensor outputs 0-5v and Procede needs 0-3.3v range (I remember reading something like this on the forum earlier this year), just make a voltage divider and you are good to go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_divider

In order to choose the resistors, you first need to measure the current between the sensor and the Procede using a multimeter. Then using the Ohm law ( I = U / R ==> R = U / I = 5v / measured current) you can find out the total resistance needed (R1 + R2) in order for the current to remain somewhat the same. And then using the voltage divider equation (3.3v = (R2 / (R1 + R2)) * 5v) you can find out R1 and R2. And that's it. You can also use a single potentiometer instead of 2 fixed resistors, so you can better adjust the sensor to the Procede.

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      12-20-2011, 04:51 PM   #28
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PROcede is suppose to function on 0-5 volt though.
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PROcede is suppose to function on 0-5 volt though.
No, it seems to be capped at 2.5v at least on the methanol flow input:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...5&postcount=38
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Older units do not wOrk. I have tried different size resistors and it's still shows overflow. I checked out Enrita thread and he had to calibrate the green wire, on mine there is no calibration at all and it's just one mapping of voltage c
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Older units do not wOrk. I have tried different size resistors and it's still shows overflow. I checked out Enrita thread and he had to calibrate the green wire, on mine there is no calibration at all and it's just one mapping of voltage compared to the newer one with 3 voltage mappings. Sucks that I have to buy the newer one which I just ordered. If the new one doesn't work, I Am going to flip the fu.Ck out
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No, it seems to be capped at 2.5v at least on the methanol flow input:

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Older units do not wOrk. I have tried different size resistors and it's still shows overflow. I checked out Enrita thread and he had to calibrate the green wire, on mine there is no calibration at all and it's just one mapping of voltage c
Ah very interesting. Learn something new every day.

I thought you had a rev 2.5 though?
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Ah very interesting. Learn something new every day.

I thought you had a rev 2.5 though?
I do have the rev 2.5. What does that have to do with it? I am on the PPS kit still and I hope the voltage reading for meth flow hasnt changed since Shiv PROMISED that it would still be supported...If something changed bro, I am going to flip out..Not cool but I will wait and see because I just paid to expedite the new flow sensor to be delivered by Thursday...Want this Shieet working already.. I am so sick of flow sensors these days and this new one better be the one that last or else I am going to go nuts..

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ok got an update from Jeff Howerton:
The green wire changes the mapping of the .5 to 4.5v signal coming out of the flow sensor. If you ground the green wire, it will be on the most sensitive map. Leaving the green wire un-connected will enable the middle map. Connecting the green wire to 12v, will enable the highest flow map, which should be about 4.5V for 1500cc.

To get an exact mapping for the flowsensor in your system you would need to flow it into a container for a few flow rates and get exact mapping for the cc/volt output.

Which piggyback are you using? Shiv's or Terry's? I know Shiv had some of the inputs capped at 2.5V and that caused some issues reading normal 0-5v sensors.

So basically for the Procede I need to connect the green wire to the 12V power to get the highest flow setting (and read lower) :-) will try this tomorrow.
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I do have the rev 2.5. What does that have to do with it? I am on the PPS kit still and I hope the voltage reading for meth flow hasnt changed since Shiv PROMISED that it would still be supported...If something changed bro, I am going to flip out..Not cool but I will wait and see because I just paid to expedite the new flow sensor to be delivered by Thursday...Want this Shieet working already.. I am so sick of flow sensors these days and this new one better be the one that last or else I am going to go nuts..

As per Enrita post:
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i have connected the green with red on the aquamist. It is still reading high.
54 on nozzle 1 and 72 with both nozzles.
I have set procede to 50 and no more overflow codes. Its winter anyway now so wont be using meth anymore till spring.

Howerton replied thats the best the unit can do:
With this model, this is the best we can do. It's unfortunate that Shiv has not changed a software setting to make this work better for the users, as he told us in the past he would.

We could put a small voltage divider on the signal wire to cut the voltage if need be.
Looks as though it still reads high but its enough not to trigger the overflow detection..I could give a rats ass if it read high at this point as long as it is functional and doesnt crap out like the rest of the junk that I had...This is another prime example of Shiv not coming through, and I hope he does come through because this is ridiculous if it doesnt work...I have spent over 600 bucks on these Freaking flow sensors...From crappy, to crap to hopefully less crap!

159 for the crappy shit ass Labonte unit, 192 for the crap heat useless Snow Performance, 60 bucks for older Aquamist flow sensor (my fault from not researching and impulse buy) and 195 for latest and greatest Aquamist unit
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I do have the rev 2.5. What does that have to do with it? I am on the PPS kit still and I hope the voltage reading for meth flow hasnt changed since Shiv PROMISED that it would still be supported...If something changed bro, I am going to flip out..Not cool but I will wait and see because I just paid to expedite the new flow sensor to be delivered by Thursday...Want this Shieet working already.. I am so sick of flow sensors these days and this new one better be the one that last or else I am going to go nuts..

As per Enrita post:
Sorry I got lost in the mix. I thought it was the PROcede that was capped. IT is the flow sensor that was capped on the old versions. I have noticed there are less problems with no flow sensors but I still recommend them for safety. I could have got you the new for a little less however there isnt much movement on them.
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I do have the rev 2.5. What does that have to do with it? I am on the PPS kit still and I hope the voltage reading for meth flow hasnt changed since Shiv PROMISED that it would still be supported...If something changed bro, I am going to flip out..Not cool but I will wait and see because I just paid to expedite the new flow sensor to be delivered by Thursday...Want this Shieet working already.. I am so sick of flow sensors these days and this new one better be the one that last or else I am going to go nuts..

As per Enrita post:
Sorry I got lost in the mix. I thought it was the PROcede that was capped. It is the flow sensor that was capped on the old versions now that I understand? I have noticed there are less problems with no flow sensors but I still recommend them for safety.
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Sorry I got lost in the mix. I thought it was the PROcede that was capped. It is the flow sensor that was capped on the old versions now that I understand? I have noticed there are less problems with no flow sensors but I still recommend them for safety.


At this point Jeff to be honest. I do like the notification with the hazards lighting up to indicate max meth flow, but after I get the new one and it's still having issues, I might as well goto Cobb or JB4 at this point. Procede support is getting to be like a distance island that you see while stranded on a life boat waiting to be rescued
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I will put it out there. But Shiv can you help re-scale the aquamist flow sensor for us PPS meth kit users. Is there some user tunable adjustment that can be made on the Procede software? Please help if you can
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even with the newer version i was getting overflow on procede since with 2 nozzles i was seeing around 72 max flow. with 1 nozzle 50. 1 nozzle worked fine but with 2 overflow was triggered. so seems after 70 you cannot use the sensor with procede till Shiv allows to change the reading in the procede.
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even with the newer version i was getting overflow on procede since with 2 nozzles i was seeing around 72 max flow. with 1 nozzle 50. 1 nozzle worked fine but with 2 overflow was triggered. so seems after 70 you cannot use the sensor with procede till Shiv allows to change the reading in the procede.
What size nozzles were you using?
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I will be using a M10 and M7. If you are using two M10 then I might have a chance at this working hopefully lower than 70 reading would be perfect. I only use M7 for nitrous spray.
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After ordering the new unit and speaking with Shiv about what to do with the wiring, it finally works! He suggested to use a voltage divider to the flow wire of the Procede to reduce the voltage...Essentially it drops the voltage in half by using a 2.2k resistor and 1k resistor. My flow is showing a steady 21 right now using a M10 nozzle. I have yet to use the other meth power nozzle that triggers with Nitrous, but Shiv said it should work and show flow somewhere around
30-35 and still not induce a overflow fault in the Procede...I was beating the crap out of the car and inducing the car to go off and on meth, and each time the sensor kept reading perfectly on que! Unlike the Snow unit when the car hit around 250 oil temps it would not function at all till car cooled down, but then again sometimes the engine wasnt that hot and it still crapped out, so I am not sure why its not working all the time...Again this could be where my location was before, I am not sure...Either way I was checking out the engine bay to see if I can relocate the SP unit and there is hardly anywhere I could think of to install this big flow sensor..I found one location all the way at the back of the engine bay near the firewall, but a custom bracket would have to be fabricated. Since I alreaAdy bought the Aquamist unit, I was determined to get it working...Now its fully functional and the size of it made it so easy to install almost anywhere in the engine bay. Compression fittings FTW!
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awesome, glad you got it working. You will have to do a full description of how you wired it all up with the voltage drop so others can be sparred the headache.
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