PC3 Repair? Is it possible?

[drfunk]

anyone know if it's possible to repair a power commander?
i have had the misfortune to fry mine...
thanks to todd patterson (bunbury ducati) who tried his damndest to get mine going again but without success.

[Kowalski]

Have you tried contacting Dynojet?

[Mr M00se]

Going from what Jim was saying about his pc3, they are coated in resin , which makes things allot more painfull

[drfunk]

yep it's encased in resin...

[Chewie]

Methods for epoxy removal that are easy to do and dont require special chemicals are;

1) Boiling in water as above 90C most epoxies used for electronics encapsulation turn to a honey like consistency

2) Vinegar

3) Acetone


When you say 'fry' do mean smoke came out? Or it is no longer functioning as it should?

Does it respond when plugged into a computer?

[drfunk]

When you say 'fry' do mean smoke came out? Or it is no longer functioning as it should?

Does it respond when plugged into a computer?

doesn't respond to direct 9v power, doesn't repond to computer input...
there was a puff of smoke but i didn't see where it came from but i'm assuming that's where...

[Desmo]

Throw it away.

[rod]

Is there something better for a TL than a PCIII nowdays? Aren't there fully programmable ECU's for Suzukis?

[drfunk]

Throw it away.

it was worth a try....i just don't wanna lay out $500 for another one

[drfunk]

Is there something better for a TL than a PCIII nowdays? Aren't there fully programmable ECU's for Suzukis?

as far as i know the PC is it...unless you use something like a yosh box or a teka.

[R160]

tuneboy may , look em up on the web,

[drfunk]

tuneboy may , look em up on the web,

unfortunately no....
there has to be something else out there for the tiller...
i'm shying away from PC as some peeps on tlzone have been having a hard time with them regarding support and things like that... they have also been pulling the import so no support card...nice.

[g0zer]

you can open any sealed black box with a hacksaw and epoxy it back together

ive done this on solid state with varying degrees of success when ive had to..

cordia turbo black box - dry solder little hard to find, but easy fix

frequency transmitter - cracked PCB, obvious problem and easy fix

if its not working, then you have nothing to lose buy cutting it open and taking a look inside

[drfunk]

you can open any sealed black box with a hacksaw and epoxy it back together

ive done this on solid state with varying degrees of success when ive had to..

cordia turbo black box - dry solder little hard to find, but easy fix

frequency transmitter - cracked PCB, obvious problem and easy fix

if its not working, then you have nothing to lose buy cutting it open and taking a look inside

electrical skills = 5/10
soldering skills = 0/10
havago skills = 8/10

[g0zer]

At first glance many solder joints appear to be quite "O.K." but on closer examination many are in fact defective. The insidious problem with dry joints in soldering is that the circuit frequently performs alright for a period of time, even years before failure.

^soldering

(pictures of what a dry solder looks like)

^EPE Basic Desoldering Guide Photo Gallery

[Bendito]

Hit me up if you need a hand with the soldering duder :B:

[g0zer]

depending on how irreplacable or valuable your electronic black box is- it can be worth sitting down for an hour or so with a high quality magnifying glass and a soldering iron and touching up all solders that look suspect- if there is no good reason for it to have stopped working ie: lightning bolt

plug it back in and see if it starts working again

[drfunk]

Hit me up if you need a hand with the soldering duder :B:

any help muchly appreciated...plus might be a good chance to see inside a PC and see if we can make one...

[Bendito]

Erm... sorry, that was a joke

Found! - Electrical Gremlin

[WIGARUS]

hehe I got it