{"id":83,"date":"2016-01-04T22:23:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T22:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2020-04-25T13:51:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T12:51:01","slug":"you-know-you-have-a-problem-with-ocd-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/you-know-you-have-a-problem-with-ocd-when\/","title":{"rendered":"You know you have a problem with OCD when …"},"content":{"rendered":"

on the  P38 camper conversion, the spec requires  locking differentials with an air  compressor of the ARB style,<\/p>\n

not wanting to stick the big ARB\/Carling type switches in the dash panel like this<\/p>\n

\"Standard<\/a>
Standard fit ARB switch panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

or even like this<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A bit neater but still not OEM is it?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

so I decided that I would look into converting the OEM range rover switch that was no longer needed as we now have good old coil springs fitted.<\/p>\n

\"Range<\/a>
Range Rover P38 AES air suspension switch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

now this switch is not just any old switch it is an electronic communication switch that talks to the BECM, so som mods had to be done,<\/p>\n

A quick look inside and the wiring diagram showed promise<\/p>\n

\"Simple<\/a>
Simple little thing she is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The buttons that are pressed by the rocker switch come out on pins 8 & 6, the button illumination is standard, so just need to control the LEDS.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

the Idea is that the rocker switch will select what is on\/off  of the  Air compressor\/ rear diff lock or front diff lock, and also give an indication that the compressor is working via a simple feedback.<\/p>\n

\"OFF\"<\/a>
OFF<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n
\"Compressor<\/a>
Compressor only, the LED will flash if the air tank is not up to pressure<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n
\"Compressor<\/a>
Compressor and rear diff<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n
\"Compressor,<\/a>
Compressor, rear and front diff locked<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

at any point when the compressor is ON and the tank pressure switch clicks in to engage the pump the Compressor LED will flash, this lets the driver know the compressor is working, over the years in Dakar the noise in the car and wearing helmets means its not possible to hear the compressor run, if a pipe to any diff fails the compressor runs constantly and burns out, result = no diffs locked = stuck or a bust diff, so this feature is really important for reliability.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

so how does it work, I used a PIC16f628 microchip and a ULN2003a darlington transistor array, cut the track to the LEDs , soldered them inside the OE switch case and knocked some code up and in one night I had an Air locker diff control module that is OEM looking and fits perfect, and also easy to bodge\/bi pass in the event of failure, which will never happen will it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
This is the test wiring before the PIC chip is glued in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Update Apr 2020<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I also made a cover so the legends on the lights were correct.Version 1 wasnt a success, the cover is small and the detail was poor, I also thought that by making the cover that was over the led’s thin then they would shine through, but they didn’t so version two has now been designed and ordered from shapeways.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will add another update when it does\/does not work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"3d
Version 1 didnt work too good
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"version2
lest see how this on goes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"3d
here is the new version, there will be V3 \ud83d\ude41<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

after recieving the V2 switch cover in translucent smooth plastic with holes for the LEDs , I noticed that the OEM has push out lenses for the LEDs, so I have modelled the V3 version to take them, oh well, ony cost 24\u00a3 to get to here \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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here are the little lense pushed out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"custom
yes I know wrong grey but hey ho Covid lockdown sucked back then.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So the idea to use translucent body and paint the cover worked, the dash illumination comes through nicely, i dint have the correct grey which didnt matter I will have for the Mk3 version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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