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  1. RobDrech
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    starter issues

    It appears that the electrical is good... I'm going to rebuild the starter while it's down for the season this winter. And the list gets...
    Post by: RobDrech, Aug 31, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  2. RobDrech
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    starter issues

    A couple days ago I went to take the bike out of a quick spin and the motor turned over slow and I forgot to charge the battery up. So yesterday,...
    Thread by: RobDrech, Aug 30, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  3. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    something I built for work... I have all sorts of random projects going at any time... lol, this is why I have no time....
    Post by: RobDrech, Jul 21, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Haven't forgotten about this, been busy making a internet operated garage door opener for a good friend... Got the replacement servo and was able...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jul 20, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  5. RobDrech
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    Manual rear brake to hydraulic convertion

    I thought for sure that there were 900 and 1100 with discs no? I'm surprised that it would cost so much.
    Post by: RobDrech, Jul 10, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  6. RobDrech
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    Manual rear brake to hydraulic convertion

    Pretty slick! I'll be checking in.
    Post by: RobDrech, Jul 9, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  7. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    me too... hahaha.
    Post by: RobDrech, Jul 7, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  8. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    So the new servos are plenty fast but the amount of rotation I get out of them is only 168* not 190* like the slower ones... In order to keep the...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jul 7, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  9. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Not much to report lately... I have been waiting for everything. (circuit boards, donor cluster, replacement servo.) I did do a little work on the...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 28, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  10. RobDrech
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    Mixture adjustment?

    sure
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 24, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  11. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Sure. I have a scope here too however I have to make a connector so I can read the coils.
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 19, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  12. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Yay! new servos arrived! BOO... one arrived broken. Working on some menu system code tonight. I'll get to testing out the new servos...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 18, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  13. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Yes... I was testing that last night... The sensor I'm using is digital so it gives a nice high or low signal. The one I was testing last night...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 13, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  14. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    At the time I was using 6 coils of unshielded wire around the HT wire with a big cap on one end of the 6 coils and then reading the voltage across...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 13, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  15. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    DANG!... I can't win! So, this system shown above works on the bike using the timing wheel... works good actually... BUT the sensor doesn't...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 12, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  16. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Here is a video of the tach response time and what not after I rewrote the code and am using a different method to pick up RPM... Getting close...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 10, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  17. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    I haven't found any real useful advice or schematics for the inductive pick-up... Everyone say a few turns around the HT wire but when I do that I...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 3, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  18. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    yeah... I'm using airtronics right now but they need to go. I'm going to get a set of micro Hitech's that are twice as fast.
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 2, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  19. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Sorry for the lack of progress... I have been testing out ways to filter the tach signal. I have also noticed that the servos I'm using are too...
    Post by: RobDrech, Jun 1, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  20. RobDrech
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    Repairing float pivot pin holder. (pic)

    I don't know if you can get a drill and tap into the hitachi post without having the wall of the hole blow out during tapping.
    Post by: RobDrech, May 26, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  21. RobDrech
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    TCI swap question

    good info... thanks
    Post by: RobDrech, May 20, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  22. RobDrech
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    TCI swap question

    I was thinking about doing that... but I don't know if it's going to be any cleaner.
    Post by: RobDrech, May 20, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  23. RobDrech
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    TCI swap question

    I have a 1980 XJ 650 maxim and have been working on a home made gauge cluster. I have been having issues sensing RPM reliably because the ignition...
    Thread by: RobDrech, May 20, 2012, 5 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  24. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Quick update... The wiring itself may have been the problem. The bike's ignition is so damn noisy that the unshielded wiring for the signal...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 19, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  25. RobDrech
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    Reserves: How Far Can You Go?

    I have done this a time or two on the side of the road. Usually gets you another 5 miles or so...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 18, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Ok... so as it turns out, the hall effect sensor I'm using can and will pick up all sorts of noise from the coils and plugs :( Trying to read to...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 16, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  27. RobDrech
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    off topic

    Penguins... :oops:
    Post by: RobDrech, May 15, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  28. RobDrech
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    "greasy" feeling rear?

    So.... whats the consensus? Is that rear really moving that much in the video?
    Post by: RobDrech, May 15, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  29. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Just a little more work tonight...I didn't have much time, but I wanted to test the screen. It's SO small, the size of my thumb, and I was really...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 14, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  30. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Gentlemen.... A little demo video of the very basic design... The screen read out that is really blurry is printing "34 pulses per second",...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 13, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  31. RobDrech
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    "greasy" feeling rear?

    You realize that the exhaust is mounted to the frame and the amount of movement between the frame and swing arm is almost immeasurable.... watch...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 13, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  32. RobDrech
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    "greasy" feeling rear?

    Would this be play??? There is no feeling of clunking or shifting... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j6I5F_bSxo This is me pulling on the rear...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 13, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  33. RobDrech
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    "greasy" feeling rear?

    I'll check the pressure tomorrow. The oil isn't at the lower tube/chrome tube seal and dust wiper... It's at the very top of the chrome tube at...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 12, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
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    "greasy" feeling rear?

    Today after a 100 mile ride, toward the end as I was coming home, the rear felt greasy or the shocks had a bit of bounce in them as I came around...
    Thread by: RobDrech, May 12, 2012, 10 replies, in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  35. RobDrech
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    spark plugs dying young

    I have never heard this before...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 11, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  36. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Circuit board is done... I made it more generic because I have to order in batches and I don't think I'll make ten XJ clusters.... or will I......
    Post by: RobDrech, May 9, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Brief update... I have goodies on the way... A nice little screen I'll be testing out for the display... It's got a built-in micro sd slot,...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 7, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  38. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    BA! I would still have to cut out all the letters and those decals never look all that great. I was looking at the parts drawings of the tach and...
    Post by: RobDrech, May 3, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  39. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    A few renderings of the faces... Plain Jane [img] With tuning forks [img] The tuning forks version may not work.... BUT if I can get...
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 26, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  40. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    The lower portions may be covered by the stock gauge enclosures... I haven't cracked one open to see if I can take them out. [img] Either...
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 25, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  41. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    A teaser of what I had in mind.... Maybe if I have time tomorrow, I'll extrude the drawing to get the full effect. [img]
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 25, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  42. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    there is always an easier way... :wink:
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 25, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  43. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Thanks for the tip!!! I was able to source a shop to laser cut the faces.... with one small hickup. They will not touch carbon fiber.... Between...
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 25, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  44. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    hmmmm.... Didn't think of that! I'll have to call around.
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 25, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  45. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Sorry about that. I guess because I am so wrapped up in the project, I forget others don't know what the hell I'm talking about. I was going to...
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 24, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  46. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Dang... Hit my first road block. The water jet place states "the gauge faces need too fine of a jet to be made" Apparently the .030" jet causes...
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 24, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  47. RobDrech
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    Heet - how much to use?

    If you washed the bike and it's running funky, I would not rule out cracked coils. I used to have skipping and popping after I washed the bike or...
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 22, 2012 in forum: Hangout Lounge
  48. RobDrech
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    Won't fire

    Did you clean the screens on the suction tubes on the petcock after your derusting? Make sure to give it a bit of gas as you crank it with the...
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 18, 2012 in forum: XJ Technical Chat
  49. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    Yeah yeah rub it in that you have a nice cluster with a clock. I have a wrist watch strapped to my bars... Two things. One, 150mph for these...
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 18, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
  50. RobDrech
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    Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

    double post
    Post by: RobDrech, Apr 18, 2012 in forum: XJ Modifications
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