Well I chipped my ECU but wanted a switch in J1 so I could go back to the stock program without having to cut wires and resolder them every time.
My motor is still stock so I can do that.

I found this PCB switch at Radio Shack and it almost fits the little holes.
Radio Shack Part# 275-645A
SPST Submini
PC Board Toggle Switch

In pic 1 you see the switch with one of the legs bent. Thats because I had to bend the leg to get it to go in the other hole on the ECU. This was step 1 in the leg bending.


In pic 2 you see the leg being bent back a little like a hook so it will go in the hole. I opened the switch up to see if I could just remove the middle pin and move it to an empty slot on the switch. I couldnt though because of how the switch actually operates inside, if I moved it when switch it wouldnt make contact.


In pic 3 you see how I mounted it in the ECU. Its at an angle because I wanted to get a little bit more of the bent leg sticking out the otherside of the PCB hole so I could get a good solder spot.


I just tested it and it works fine.
Only bad part is that I wanted "On" to face the other way. Oh well, I can live with that.

 

Nice thinking.

 

PHiZ thought of the same thing a while back, insted of that though, he used a small plunger switch. Small and looks really clean.


Rob

 

Yeah Ive always just drilled a hole in the side of the ECU and put the switch thru it and run a pair of wires from the pcb to the switch. That way you can access it from outside the ecu easily.

 

cant do that in cali, they check the ECU's

bastards


Rob

 

Man you people have it rough in CA. I couldnt live there with all the crap they put you through for your cars.

1 more reason I love FL.

 

yeah, i had to go to the ref 6 times just to make the car legal....

Rob

 

with your ZIF being so big...you have clearance for the other chip?

 

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Do you mean clearance on top when I put in the Eeprom? Yes it fits just fine.
I've also got enough clearance with the ZIF arm, it doesnt touch any of the other chips on the board.
I REALLY like the ZIF sockets I got.

 

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amen to that hehehe

 

back from the dead..

thats awsome.. im going to get that switch today, and bust this.. i have smog due so im going to smog it tomorrow or monday, and then proceed to tune boost.

 

will this work for hondata 2

 

I would think it would work with any setup that has a wire "jumping" J1. The switch basically lets you jump the wire or NOT jump the wire.