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Board Grounds

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:17 pm
by Waxenwane
Hi, Does it make any difference as to which ground connections are utilised when connecting Megasquirt?
I have made 7 ground connections from the DB37 to the battery but the unit will only fire up if I ground the megasquirt case as well. The unit functions fine on the stim

Re: Board Grounds

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:10 am
by Matt Cramer
All the grounds are the same, but you might want to be sure there isn't rust or corrosion interfering with your ground lug, or maybe a missing engine ground strap. Grounding the MS case can create ground loops.

Re: Board Grounds

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:17 am
by Waxenwane
You where correct Matt, I had only roughed the wiring in and was checking the operation as I went........my temporary grounds where not good enough :oops: