Buning on the fly

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Jun 26, 2001 | 12:42 PM

Z28Man

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Buning on the fly

Is it easier to setup a laptop as a scan tool and a prom burner, so that while testing your prom you can make changes to fuel or timing without going home everytime? Does anyone do this now? I guess it's a matter of getting a DC coverter for the devices.

Jun 26, 2001 | 02:36 PM

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I got an inverter @ price club for about $30. It is more than adequate for powering the Laptop (but I am acutally running it off DC), and A prom burner (& eraser if you are using one)

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Jun 26, 2001 | 03:10 PM

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Is it easier to setup a laptop as a scan tool and a prom burner, so that while testing your prom you can make changes to fuel or timing without going home everytime? Does anyone do this now? I guess it's a matter of getting a DC coverter for the devices.</font>

I perfer to do them at home so that I have time to document things in my notes ACCURATELY, so I can notice trends, and get ideas about what to do. I've burnt a bunch of chips, and the more I do the more I rely on past notes. You'll never regret good notes 2-3-4 years from now when you change something, and want to see what you did way back when.
That you can take to the bank