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Wanted to share with you guys what I did to be able to swap PROMS without leaving the ECM hanging from under the dash.
Very simple. Just a few cuts to the ECM chassis with a hacksaw, a Moates G1 (I had a JET one which is the same), a Moates Extender cable and a Moates Chip Extender.
Now I can mount the ECM back in its original location and just have the extender board out. If I want to take the extra mile, I can also remove the DIN chip carried and solder a ZIF socket but anyway I dont fiddle around that much with tunes once I got the right one. Ribbon cable passing under one of the main connectors Ribbon cable passing under the PCB Finished Product
You best wrap that in tin foil. The chips signals are very low voltage and are susceptible to EMI/RFI. I have had problems with the AutoPROM and ribbon cable interference.
That Chip Extender has virtually zero issues with EMI, except around very, very strong signals. Those chips on a PCB are signal amplifiers, which combat any interference.
@sixshooter. That is actually my reasoning for using that board instead of a simple chip carrier. Anyways if I see strange behavior I will put some grounded aluminum foil. Thanks
Re parts you will need 1x CHIPEXT ( the board) and 1x EMUC2818 (the cable)
That Chip Extender has virtually zero issues with EMI, except around very, very strong signals. Those chips on a PCB are signal amplifiers, which combat any interference.
That's good to know! I definitely had problems with the AutoProm ribbon cable that were solved with the tin-foil. I guess it doesn't have as much signal amplification?
Well to be honest I still followed General Disorder advise and covered it in tin foil + pinched part of it to the ECM body making sure there is continuity to ground.
