DIY Gizmo - Honda ATV Programmable Fan Control Unit

[Fishfiles 20,145]

I nominate Goober  Official Scribe , LOL 

[Fishfiles 20,145]

I also suggest to the board , after this Gizmo build is complete , to edit it and make it a tutorial ( I believe tutorial is  the word we have come to use and not a sticky )  ---- sure you want to give away all that research and development , sell off to china and have them build and ship them back , no what they are listening I am sure , so they can just steal it , LOL

[retro 4,048]

Lets feed 'em some rope then.... 🙂

[Fishfiles 20,145]

Just now, retro said:

Lets feed 'em some rope then.... 🙂

In fishing we call that free lining 

[Goober 1,555]

I think you should patent protect it. I wanna see you on SharkTank

[Melatv 792]

8 hours ago, Fishfiles said:

Hire a bunch of Ca'nacks apprentices , sit back drink coffee and mange the place , past them skills on .... 

 

Canuck apprentices they will be replacing your Engineers -- right.

[retro 4,048]

I am stalled out on this project again, real life stuff have got me extra busy unexpectedly. And I got the wrong wire in the mail so gonna have to shop locally for it. I should be back on this project some time this weekend if all goes well.

[KoolBreeze 62]

Back in the day, I dabbled a bit in etching a few PCBs for devices I needed for various projects. At that time there were companies that would take your plans and build the device for you, sometimes cheaper than you could do it yourself. If there was enough interest in these gizmos, something like that might be worthwhile. Could sell them with the proceeds to help fund this message board. But I don't know how much interest there is or what the minimum order would be.

 

I like to have one myself. The OE fan controller on my '88 350D is on its last leg.

[Goober 1,555]

12 hours ago, retro said:

I am stalled out on this project again, real life stuff have got me extra busy unexpectedly. And I got the wrong wire in the mail so gonna have to shop locally for it. I should be back on this project some time this weekend if all goes well.

lmk if you need any wire or anything from the electronic store. We’re not locked down. Our shop has a great selection of heat shunts, different color heat shrink, wire plus other stuff ive never thought about lol. They close at noon and ican get in in the PO for ya

[Goober 1,555]

6 hours ago, KoolBreeze said:

 

I like to have one myself. The OE fan controller on my '88 350D is on its last leg.

my oil sensor resistance is a little high so i ran a wire from the accessory circuit to a waterproof switch on the handlebars and then to the blue fan wire. Who’s da fan controller now, Hah? 😂

[retro 4,048]

I have some wire that will work so I'm good to go for now. Be back on it tomorrow!

[Goober 1,555]

I got my first shipment of parts—the ST chipsets. I have been looking them over. I ordered from the seller you recommended.

they are silk-screened HW-557 V6.0.

lol hard to get a good pic with plastic camera lens cover and package.

 

ok @retro what do you use to handle these things? I’m not taking them out of the package yet.

[retro 4,048]

I handle them with my bare hands. They're clamped in a vise much of the time though. I wouldn't be too concerned about spiking one of them... the ST microcontroller chip would have to take a direct hit in order to kill the board.

 

If you power one of them up to test (you should, they're interesting), make sure that your DC power supply provides less than 12 volts gross, else the onboard 5 volt regulator will release its magic smoke.

[Goober 1,555]

Ok good. I’m used to grounding myself pretty often.

ok i have a good fly tying vise i plan to use. 
before i get to messing with it i want to understand the programming better. Like what the heck is this thing used for? Lol

 

I started formatting the pics from your first posts. I’ve started to collect and park comments, photos, instructions, questions etc and try to develop an organization of the material. 

[Goober 1,555]

Trying to set up a soldering station:

I have a very good fly tying vise i can use for a circuit board holder.

also have a Weller soldering pen but I don’t like it very much. It’s OK.
looking at a soldering station instead: Weller WE1020NA ($125)

XTronic 3020XTS ($55). 
what do you use?

Edited May 7, 2020 by Goober

[retro 4,048]

I have an old Weller EC2002M station with digital temp display. I have two irons that work with it, an EC1201A (takes standard ET tips) and either an EC1302A or an EC1503A, I can't remember which... its probably a 1503A. I use the EC1201A for all small electronics work and I have a good selection of ET tips. The other iron I only use for soldering wires or other large stuff. I baby my EC1201A, its a specialist, while the 1503A gets treated like a baseball bat. :-)

 

That Weller WE1010NA model you found looks pretty capable. It takes standard ET tips which are easiest to find since they've been standard on most Weller irons for more than 20 years.

 

This place offers $20 off with free shipping ($109) on this one:

https://www.tequipment.net/Weller/WE1010NA/Soldering-Stations/

 

Scroll down that page a bit to see the same model selling with various tips & accessories options, like this one:

https://www.tequipment.net/Weller/WE1010NA-ETAA/

 

If you need some good .025" Kester rosin core solder say so, I'll mail ya a 1/4 pound of it.

[Goober 1,555]

Hot dog! Thanks Retro!

They have the one multi tip kit left but i like the $95 kit with the ETAA tip

https://www.tequipment.net/Weller/WE1010NA-ETAA/

same station right?

 

trying to figure out how to get the Weller discount thru paypal grrr

lol checking my kit i have two ancient no-name 25W irons with the copper rod tips. i have rosin core solder (lead-free?) and flux it’s probably at least 30 years old the labels are long gone. 
i have a two really great pairs of wire strippers and heat shunts tho. 

[retro 4,048]

1 hour ago, Goober said:

same station right?

 

trying to figure out how to get the Weller discount thru paypal grrr

 

Yup its the same model looks to me like, with an extra ET tip thrown in. I added it to my cart, entered my zip code in the shipping estimator and then clicked on "Secure Checkout" and entered WELLER20 in the Discount code/Gift card box, which works and adds state tax, but I didn't fill in my address and follow through to find out if Paypal is an option at the end.... I assume that it would be though, else no way to get the $20 off?

 

I have Kester rosin core solder in standard flux and "No clean" flux, both are .025" diameter I think, I'll mail ya a 1/4 pound of each. Weller has been a good brand for me, my station is going on 25 years old now I think. It was recalibrated back in 2004 but it probably didn't need it... just that I was doing some difficult reflow work back then in bulk and smoked a couple chips by overheating them. I wanted to blame those mistakes on my station. 🙂

 

Only thing ya can't do with an interchangeable tip iron is loan it out to a buddy who tries to use acid flux on old corroded wire attempting to make solder stick to it. The acid flux can creep up inside the top of the ET tip and attack the heating element and temperature sensor, which can destroy the iron in just a few minutes. So my 1201A is a few years newer than my station is... I have used the 1501A for billy club work exclusively ever since.

 

You'll need a cheap solder sucker for desoldering too, the cheap plunger types work fine for clearing pads in most cases.

[retro 4,048]

I either pulled a muscle or cracked a rib on my left side Monday, can't lift or move my left arm very far yet without a bunch of pain, so it might be a couple more days before I can get back to work on this project. Thanks for being patient Fishfiles!

[jeepwm69 7,608]

Now you know you gotta tell us how you did that Retro......

 

I pulled my back scooching a gas can in the bed of my truck last year. 

 

Did it again putting the baby down for a nap.

 

But I've carried 1/2 dozen Foreman engines in the last two weeks, and been perfectly fine.

[_Wilson_™ 6,567]

sorry to hear this retro.... I'm like y'all ... lifting those heavy chunks of wood ... some times I'm fine ... then i can turn a certain way... and down i go... even to point of crawling on my knees to get a coffee in the morning .. this might sound odd... but i went got me a rocking chair.. and with certain excises my younger sister told me about (knock on wood) haven't had an issue in a while ... i hope you get better soon. 

[Goober 1,555]

I purchased that soldering station shipped for $101 and change. Even though PayPal doesn’t apply the discount, you’ll return to the TEq checkout to submit the final approval. TEq will remember it. 

i got a cheap solder sucker about 2 months ago.
 

@Retro thanks for sending that solder—I bet what i have is really old stuff that was intended for hazwaste. I won’t use it anymore it’s really hard on my copper irons. 

[Fishfiles 20,145]

silver solder is the way to go , I don't know if can still buy it , I find it at flea markets and garage sales , like gold these days , you can see the difference in the finished product 

[wheelsquad 104]

Put a few miles on my gizmo last weekend, still working flawlessly.

[retro 4,048]

8 hours ago, jeepwm69 said:

Now you know you gotta tell us how you did that Retro......

 

I pulled my back scooching a gas can in the bed of my truck last year. 

 

Did it again putting the baby down for a nap.

 

But I've carried 1/2 dozen Foreman engines in the last two weeks, and been perfectly fine.

 

Hahah... yup same kind of thing in my case too! I have no idea what happened. I was out early cleaning up winter culls around my firewood stack, getting my yard ready for my summer lawn mowing. All I did was pick up and toss scattered rotting chunks of firewood onto pallets next to my stack of good wood to get them off my grass. After I got done I sat down for breakfast and by the time I had finished eating my left side was on fire. :-)