Go Back   EcoModder Forum > EcoModding > EcoModding Central
Register Now
 Register Now
 

Reply  Post New Thread
 
Submit Tools LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 04-29-2010, 03:27 AM   #1 (permalink)
Too many cars
 
Gasoline Fumes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York State
Posts: 1,605

CRXFi - '88 Honda CRX XFi

Insight 256 - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights

Insight 5342 (no IMA) - '00 Honda Insight
Team Honda
Gen-1 Insights
90 day: 66.3 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,355
Thanked 801 Times in 477 Posts
Honda Alternator with ELD

The 1991 Honda Civic Wagon I'm currently driving has an Electric Load Detector in the charging system.
Description here:

I monitored the voltage while driving and it works exactly as described 19 years later.

But I don't understand why it goes to full voltage above 65 km/h (40 MPH). I'm usually cruising at 50-60 MPH. Should I be thinking about tricking the alternator? I'm not yet sure what kind of signal the ECU is sending. Or should I be thinking about cutting the VSS signal in half? Any reason for the ECU to know the actual speed? The VSS is in the speedometer, driven by a cable, so no issues with displayed speed on the gauge.

__________________
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2000 Honda Insight
2006 Honda Insight (parts car)
1988 Honda CRXFi
1994 Geo Metro

  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Gasoline Fumes For This Useful Post:
Piwoslaw (04-29-2010)
Alt Today
Popular topics

Other popular topics in this forum...

   
Old 04-29-2010, 05:59 AM   #2 (permalink)
aero guerrilla
 
Piwoslaw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Posts: 3,748

Svietlana II - '13 Peugeot 308SW e-HDI 6sp
90 day: 58.1 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,328
Thanked 749 Times in 476 Posts
A few new cars (BMW, 'eco' versions of certain European cars) have something similar - the alterator is cut off when not needed. I had no idea this was in production cars two decades ago.

There was a thread on automatically turning the alt on/off (can't find it right now), and there was a discussion on the conditions for turning the alt on. This should go there, maybe a crosslink?

EDIT: Found it! Preparing to crosslink...
Automatic alternator cut out/regen braking
__________________
e·co·mod·ding: the art of turning vehicles into what they should be

What matters is where you're going, not how fast.

"... we humans tend to screw up everything that's good enough as it is...or everything that we're attracted to, we love to go and defile it." - Chris Cornell


[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
  Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2010, 09:09 AM   #3 (permalink)
Banned
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: maine
Posts: 758

oldscoob - '87 subaru wagon gl/dr
90 day: 47.06 mpg (US)
Thanks: 21
Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts
interesting.

I got one of those cars that has ecu and carb versions, years overlapped.

I bet it is in alot of ecu'd cars and not described, else, like a home pc it would burn. in the old days cars just simply fried thier rear quarters off.

at idle I have an alternator that refuses to be full below 750 rpm.On the same model car with injection, it went to 500 rpm idle too, like I am now, but no difference in volts to notice, lights stayed bright...
it may explain steellasting aslong as it has (I started attacking old steel when my car turned 20)

hmm.
I humor it the natural way and continue with a few more led bulbs...seems to be working.
interesting post. Subaru in contrast had connections never documented..always genius, but a gripe not knowing. That too is over 2 decades..like alot of japanese with complexities way ahead..

  Reply With Quote
Reply  Post New Thread




Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Honda IACV explained TomO Off-Topic Tech 16 12-21-2015 02:49 AM
Project: Rebuilding an '01 Honda Insight as a nonhybrid Fabio Hybrids 158 01-12-2013 12:59 PM
Honda Cub Makes a Comeback (Sort Of) SVOboy EcoModder Blog Discussion 2 04-28-2009 10:41 AM
Honda Insight Concept to Debut at Paris Int. Auto Show SVOboy EcoModder Blog Discussion 32 04-17-2009 11:45 AM
Honda Begins Use of Class 8 Hybrid Truck Q1000 Hybrids 0 03-11-2009 08:55 PM



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.2
All content copyright EcoModder.com