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LEDs tapped into injector wires to monitor fire rate?

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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 02:26 AM
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LEDs tapped into injector wires to monitor fire rate?

This isn't exactly eprom but it has to do with GM ecm injector drivers. Is it possible to install 2 switching transistors inline of the TBI injector wires to monitor injector behavior from inside.
I was thinking about the transistors because I remember somebody telling me that the LEDs have a voltage drop. Anybody see any problems with my plans? Any recommendations for what kind of transistors would work best.
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 05:13 AM
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I think it would be useless. They would be flashing so fast it will look like they're on all the time. Why do you want this anyway ? Just to see if they work ?!
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 08:32 AM
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LED voltage drop is around 1.5 volts. Current draw is as high as 30mA. Use a dropping resistor. Wire resistor (I suggest 470 ohm) and LED in series and connect to wire leading to solenoid. LEDs will probably just flicker.

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