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by HC_CDC
Sat May 31, 2014 11:21 pm
Forum: Diagnostic discussion
Topic: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores
Replies: 16
Views: 20301

Re: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores

Whilst digging and delving into the pro and cons of Vertical Resolution I found this great short video on our PicoTV channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUcUKz5DTcI and it is a must see. I don't know about you guys but whilst I study the theory, actually seeing the effects such as in...
by HC_CDC
Sat May 31, 2014 10:52 am
Forum: Diagnostic discussion
Topic: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores
Replies: 16
Views: 20301

Re: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores

The burning question I have is, “Have the Cadillac parts arrived and if so how is the engine running?” (Do you any waveforms after fix?) Thanks for the reply Steve, understand the delay in responding, have the same issues. Yes, the parts have arrived and engine is running smoothly as I will show in...
by HC_CDC
Sun May 11, 2014 11:50 pm
Forum: Diagnostic discussion
Topic: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores
Replies: 16
Views: 20301

Re: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores

Hi Henk. Thanks for the reply. I ask only too learn so don't take my questioning as criticism. :wink: No problem, not offended easily :) ... Why don't you use the filter? After all that is what it is their for. I think the filter ads capacitance to the circuit, thus data arrives changed as compared...
by HC_CDC
Sat May 10, 2014 10:32 pm
Forum: Diagnostic discussion
Topic: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores
Replies: 16
Views: 20301

Re: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores

Steve Would the 8 and 10 bit resolution settings alter these captures? I have seen injector captures displayed incorrectly using incorrect settings? FF http://www.picotech.com/education/oscilloscopes/resolution-enhancement.html “Resolution enhancement is a technique for increasing the effective ver...
by HC_CDC
Fri May 09, 2014 9:57 pm
Forum: Diagnostic discussion
Topic: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores
Replies: 16
Views: 20301

Re: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores

... We also have a case study that may be of interest at http://www.picoauto.com/tutorials/jaguarIdleSpeed.html with poor grounding at the distributor base plate. I have downloaded your waveform and will take a look over the next few days. These may help or I am sure there are more out there..........
by HC_CDC
Fri May 09, 2014 9:01 pm
Forum: Diagnostic discussion
Topic: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores
Replies: 16
Views: 20301

Re: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores

Robski wrote:is the charger on the laptop/PC/battery ?
Thanks for replying. Laptop on battery with extra ground clamp from shell waveform generator connector to car chassis.
by HC_CDC
Fri May 09, 2014 12:00 am
Forum: Diagnostic discussion
Topic: 1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores
Replies: 16
Views: 20301

1973 Caddy eldorado ignition sores

I could really use some help from people who have scoped older cars with contact points and single coil engines, having problems, this is a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado 500 CID which came in with a bad oil pump and damaged distributor rotor gear according to my client (another workshop). They repaired all...
by HC_CDC
Thu May 08, 2014 10:59 pm
Forum: Diagnostic discussion
Topic: misfire definition
Replies: 4
Views: 8497

Re: misfire definition

I suppose you could define it as a missed, or wrongly timed, combustion. Hope that helps.
by HC_CDC
Thu May 08, 2014 4:29 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New pico user
Replies: 1
Views: 4203

New pico user

Hello everybody. Tuner in Valencia, Spain. Used a Fluke until recently but had my eye on at least trying picoscope for a while already and recently bought a 2204 to test (yeh, I know, cheapskate!) Anyway, had a chassis dyno until recently but had to sell it due to tremendous fall in business for eve...