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Old 11-29-2014, 08:16 PM   #148 (permalink)
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Making the LED eco cam indicator

DFCO is useful if you're *trying* to slow down. In other words, if you shift to N and then end up braking, you might as well leave it in gear and use no-fuel DFCO to decelerate. But if you timed your coast perfectly for a no-brakes glide right to your next transition (stop, turn, whatever), then N makes sense for sure.

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Eco cam LED indicator in progress...



Getting ready to put in the LED indicator (instead of using the voltmeter) to monitor eco i-VTEC.

I raided my junk electronics goodies box and found a dead circuit board that had an LED and resistor all ready to go for 12 volts. Chopped off that piece off the board, tested it (works!) and soldered on some wires.

Tomorrow I'll hook it up along with a fuse and figure out somewhere to stick it on the dashboard.
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