SPARK OPTIMIZER / VOLTAGE STABILIZER /
IGNITION EARTH
and everything else!
SPARK OPTIMIZER / VOLTAGE STABILIZER /
IGNITION EARTH
and everything else!
I just received many more gadget and stuff,
I'll update soon.
I'm planning to do a few test on Home power-saver unit.. if any got a unused unit care to contribute one?
Preferred a PFC circuit base NOT Capacitor.
Many gadget listed below are no longer available and no new gadget till date.
Forum Traders Beware.. you might be the next to be sued for FAKE product!!
Don't bother to go for Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) , they are not technically incline and a blood sucking vampire! :)
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Bionix-M2 Bradley IFV - 25/11/2009
Singapore do own M2-Bradley IFV which many don't know about it... and I'm the only few ST(A) staff who are allowed to work on the tanks.. I'll updated more details later, I'm still in search for some photo! here! My primary job in STA is Machining - Crankshaft rework grinding,
Cylinder head valve-seat rework(Serdi 100),
Diesel Fuel pump overhaul/Calibrator(Bosch), then I've moved on to work in C&C , OPEL , Bobcat , motorcycle and many other stuff.. 15 years of auto tech life is enough for me..
iTune SPARK-VS - 30/10/2009
iTune SPARK-VS - from Pioneer to 3rd version. Just look at the component and it's soldering... so you are paying S$130 for 2 pieces of twisted wire... I don't know how it's wired on the car, but one thing for sure the black wire is been used to scam buyers.. nothing but to on/off a LEDs. marking on the diode are unclear but 4 in parallel is just too much, Ignition coil will never draw more then 7amps WOT on a standard road car. some should verified with the manufacturer.
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There's a Add-on unit too...
This guy should have quit electronic long time ago...
Violence VS - 30/10/2009
Violence VS - PCB Board Layout
I presume both product Violence and D1 Spec are using the circuit, coz
they both looks identical. Download : Schematic - Firmware for PIC16F676 For those who don't have access to a Microchip PIC programmer
download a copy free
from Winpic800 and
JDM Programmer.
RFID Vehicle Immobilizer - 21/07/2009
I found this Singapore made "Stinger RFID Immobilizererr" product on Alibaba.com
RFID of this sort wasn't hard at all, read and store
tag, control a single relay. you guys should able to build it , using those
basic tools I've given. Yes, talking about Home Alarm system, I've heard from my uncle
said that Malaysian Don't know how to manufacture own Alarm system?? some Singaporean Chinese in Malaysia manufacture and sold alarm system,
Leds Signboard - 09/06/2009
This is a Leds Signboard commonly found in Coffeeshop, retail shop and so on... I've found a faulty ones given by my sister friend, She bought it for S$18 in GuangZhou China , and after some component replacement and somehow I got it to work again. There are some shop in Simlim Tower Basement making these similar kind of custom signboard, if I remember. I wanted to design a new signboard for personal use and the circuit consists of STC 12C1052AD non-reprogramable OTP MCU a 8051 compatible and the rest of the connection are standard layout. 流水灯 (lighting) ASM program reference code and schematic could be found inside the Datasheets (in Chinese).
The Leds Display could be achieved by led-ing up different section on the background for moving text visual effect, the design is unlimited with different text.. it's so custom that those manufacture can't even make a simple one-off PCB board for it. I've program a new code using Bascom on a Atmel ATTINY2313 (STC 12C1052 is NOT available off-the-shelf in Singapore, unless thru special or bulk order on their site) took me 3-4hrs to write and simulate the code and even added 2 more Text effect, prepare the text on a A4 paper for drill hole tracing but I've give-up a week's later! due to large amount of work to be done.. :) rather I will go for the Matrix Text Scrolling type instead or might continue to finish it and post the completed project here. Anyway this is a simple and basic Leds circuit for beginner or children to practice on, they just love blinking leds. As for business, display of flashing lights can grab any passerby attention.. or for some who just want to make some money out of it! some shop in Simlim sold them for over S$100 of dollars.
I-POWER! Brake Booster..
Photo of a house door for? - The maker of 'Puppet' Singaporean THEY LIKE TO 'PLAY' PEOPLE.. IT'S TIME TO TEACH THEM HOW TO PLAY IT
'PROPERLY' !
I've being tracking them down for the past 8 years or so, since this is a sensitive issue
and I need to be very careful on what I said.
This is one of the interesting house @ Blk 52 , Bedok South Ave 3, #16-xxxx with interesting
group of people in Singapore for the past 20 years,
ENERGISER Ignition Coil Amplifier
20/09/2008 - box measured 90 x 38 x 18.5 mm
INAZUMA VS
Is this a copied version of Pivot design? I believe it's just a change of silkscreen print on the enclosure coz the PCB board track tracing remain the same dimension as the previous copied version.
Another EZ-stab !
Another EZ-stab from Decry.. seems like it's basically the same thing a cheaper version without
the "Power-saving!" mode.. :)
Guy's check out the "New generation" SUPER M Compressor!
It's a Pressure Release Valve! NOT meant to be fitted for Automotive use, it's design for other industrial use! It's a cheap gadget.. about $70+ fitted in Malaysia, It's fitted in between the Engine breather (Cam cover) and
air filter box - intake manifold
using a T connector ,casted and heavy.. there you go! it just got his way into
automotive field. A drawing of the Super 'M' layout
- seems like the air-flow sensor is not taking the full readout as some been
by-passed thru the gadget, does it effect the fuel mixture?
The Bodies housing, 2pcs of perforated sheets and regulator valve make up the whole unit. THE "ORIGINAL"
This product can only be found on Malaysian Online sales ,
Blog and forum etc... http://www.hks-power.co.jp - http://www.hksusa.com - http://www.hksthailand.com
Z-Stab Ver.1 - Voltage Stabilizer
I've received this gadget from ALAN on 19/08/2008, The box measured @ 12 x 6 x 8cm .. Here is another common Z-Stab Claims - "NO WAY !!" 'S1' switch according to ALAN said - "This switch is for
switching between Normal and Power-saving mode *while flipping the toggle
switch.. smiling* " This circuit been designed by PhD (Permanent head
Damage) Jonathan Wong *or do I got everything mixed up? This circuit
looks more like a child's play to me :)* You can download a copy of EZ-stab White Paper here.
The value marking of the AC capacitors are badly scribble off by some sharp
object (done by manufacturer),
I'll update if I've found more information on this device... or you like to know more drop a mail. This is the first version of EZ-Stab called "Z-stab" and the 2nd version of EZ-Stab is currently available on their websites.
Spark Optimizer
Sorry!! I've miss out the RK44 (40V, Schottky barrier diode, 3A), which is a suppressing diode, any schottky with recommended voltage rating should do the job, an common replacement diode is 1N5822 (40V, Schottky , 3A) I've just received the X-treme Spark Optimizer unit from a reader Adz Hairis today (04/07/08),the Aluminum rectangle casing is size at L83 x W31 x H19 mm. I don't know what type of compound they used to seal up the device but it's as hard as Tarmac, after a few blow with a 5LB hammer, compound started to chip off bit by bit... LOL!! what I saw is only 5 component and that for S$160?(Current Price) It contain only 2 Diode, Capacitor and a LEDs, RIDICULERS! This is what they send to SPACE? ROFL!! Don't forget that this is made in their own LABORATORIES where I could make hundred's of this in my own bedroom..! component 'D1' a TO-220 common cathode diode which is hot glued to the capacitors, again who would want to dissipate heat onto the capacitor? And with a forward voltage drop of 0.2 - 0.6 volts, it's secondary output will definitely suffer a drop in voltage to the spark ! We are talking about 14v supply voltage with 25,000 - 30,000V output to the spark! and 30,000 - 60,000 volts for C.O.P. and E-core ignition. Look out for it! The new "DON'T NEED TO CUT WIRE" design could be as simple as the schematic below:
Device contributed by Glenn ... on his 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer He's edger to know what's inside this thing and how it work's and any improvement can be done, by looking at the qualities of both devices, they don't really works as expected and definitely not a "HIGH PERFORMANCE" device. They both have professional design stickers and rubbish point to point soldering circuits inside and all are build in their own LABORATORIES :), as I'm concern I'm not going to cut away the potting compound and with a glance of view there's a 2A682K(0.0068uF) ,470uF caps , resistor , LEDs and 10A fuse as shown on Fig3 , these are not going to boost or out-perform in the electrical system as I can't see any high-performance circuitry build in them. So the next time you are ready to buy another similar devices get someone who knows about electrical and don't get cheated by these sellers! As living standard are getting higher these day, there will be more and more these type of product people would think of...or learn to use a soldering iron at least!
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  Brief look at the device, after chiseled off the rock hard potting compound, it's nothing more then a piece of junk.. some of the component are not link and I couldn't find any information or Datasheet on the IC's (ESM 797N 8346) as both +Ve and GND pin are neither soldered to the supply nor properly grounded, shows that the IC's is un-powered thus non-functional in the circuit, Pin 5 and 6 are the only pin that are soldered. the IC's is properly for show and to make the circuit looks advance and complicated to copy that all, D2 got a unclear marking but it looks like a schottky diode to me (SB xxx), R2 - 550K/2W are meant to be a bleeding resistor but it wasn't grounded.. as 550K to discharge 2200uf pre-charge at 14v that require 22sec to a safe voltage of 1.8V. Instead he uses a basic LED to 'Discharge' the stored energy in the caps (IMO), there seems to be problem with some cars Relay for C.O.P. (Coil On Plug) "Ticking" sound without bleeding the caps when the ignition key is turn off. This LEDs is not going to solve the problem, but I got my own way of doing it. This called "Advanced German Technology" ? This is what you get for S$150 (cost to build this unit is estimated at S$10)... obviously this designer had very little knowledge in electronic and merely cheat his way thru.. This Unit is bought @ MAN EXHAUST WORKS Blk11, #01-77, Simming Rd Sector B, Sinming Ind. Estate. Anyway I had promise him a new set of voltage stabilizer after destroying all his device's which he had paid hundreds for... :) Hey! Anyone got a picture of what's inside the Spark OPTIMIZER v3.x ?? If not, I got a hammer to spare...
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  This Ignition Earth is even worst .. S$60/- (cost to build this unit is estimated at S$4) Sellers...No more Abalone Dinner for you ! According to Glenn, the Sales person said that the Engineer had told that this device had "lots of component inside" and will BOOST the grounding to the spark ! What kind of theory is that? LOL!! there are people actually trying to Boost the common ground, is there a way to do this? This is basically nothing more then a voltage stabilizer with a piggy tail to the cylinder-head. Not the worst I've seen .. some uses Aluminum Casing size like a 12v-230v inverter ,but contain only "ONE" 4700uF capacitors.. Haha Singapore got many crooks around, nothing too good to be true.
240V Main Voltage "Power Saver" ! Cautious : MAIN VOLTAGE While I was shopping around I saw a 3 pin "Plug-in" type Mainline Power-Saver device sold in some retail shop and shopping centre which caught my eyes...The Retail price was between S$150 - 180 in Singapore but you easily found them cheap on Ebay between US$20-25! I went back home and start searching for the schematic for the Powersaver, and this is the Mainline "Power Saver" I saw it in the SiliconChip Magazine. This is a China made product, it's a Power Factor correction device. They have done numerous test on it (using scope) and claim that it don't save energy at all? The component is cheap (S$6 for all 3 component) so I just want to try it out but with a scale down version of it, excluding power supply circuit for the LEDs, component including bridge rectifier, zerner diode, resistor and Leds. So it left me with the three main component a 390V Varistor, 330K/1W and 6uF/450VAC capacitors (6uF to 10uF works fine). I've maintain my everyday electric usage as now I'll wait for my next electric bills, see if it makes a difference ?!
Full Schematic
Air-conditioner power
saver It's
out of the topic but here's another Specialize Electricity Saving device
which is sold like hotcake meant for Chiller and Air-conditional, being send in by another contributor, another
friend of mine (Air-con Technician). It's works by regulating the speed of the compressor
using phase-shifting and it cost S$150 to install. But the track keeps blowing according to my
friend so he tried to repair it by soldering a thick wire directly on
the track itself, common sense had told me that the 3mm wide track can't
even hold 5A of current, not to mention it for a compressor.
This unit is eventually design by some Polytechnic student where they
spent over 7 month to develop it and very few people in the trade knows
about it !! I don't know why they want to spent time re-develop
something that is common and freely available product, wasting time!
Properly they don't want to let others know that it's a AC speed
controller? Even a similar schematic could be found
here...
To me, it's just a common phase control AC Motor Speed Controller/Light
Dimmer
which they have made it looks and sound like it's a specialize electric saving device,
which you can buy it at any Hobby kit store for $25.
Stromberg High Frequency Converter
Anyone heard
of the
Stromberg High Frequency Converter before where I found it on a
Australian and
Malaysia
sites? It claim to save fuel.. better spark... and blah...blah...blah... ,I have very few information
on that except from the internet, have to cut the Ignition HT lead to
mount the unit on and I heard from someone which had install a set in
Malaysia and claim that it's poorly constructed, so he break it off and
internally it contain only 2 retainer
plate and a spring.. I'm interested in knowing the material used for the
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I'm a Mechanically trained, electronic to me is just an hobby and
if I can do it, so can you!
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This is where I started my own Voltage Stabilizer Unit w/ Volt display, concept from a D1 and it contain nothing more then a Microcontroller, 7-segment display, 4 x 3300uF/25v capacitors, resettable fuse, Transistor, few resistor and 1M of 8AWG audio grounding cable, 3.5" x 2" x 1" hobby box. Current consumption is about 100mA(operational), could be lower with dimmer display. This unit is calibrated thru voltage reference IC, thus very accurate voltage reading. You need to have advance electronic knowledge to build this unit, and it's not simple to solder them together also due to it's compact double-deck design! Fitted on a Friend's Scooter Bike! Father of one.. Cheers! |
OK! so I do a much simpler one's, similar to the PIVOT unit with a single power LEDs, without voltage display as many other's did. I did piss many others off!! Now everyone can build this device @ home. This unit cost only S$12 to build and was fitted onto a Police Officers private use car, a old friend's of mine, another happy father ! |
| As promise, I've made Glenn a new set on my own design, cost only less then S$50 to build, including a aluminum casing and added a simple Nanopulser circuit in it... Simple yet effective triggering at 40A for 50us between 2minute 10sesond interval, slowly without hurting the electroplate, prevent it from going into self-discharge mode thus helps maintaining the battery at it's peak performance, especially useful for people that don't use the car much. Changes had been done to the circuit since then but I'm happy with it!
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Pivot brand is currently the cheapest and all round performance product, As for other below is a schematic of a current Pivot VS found! simple and effective ,similar setup could be found in other VS. I didn't actually test the value of the caps but anything above 25v rating should be fine, and there are a secondary ground fuse in the original design which is not in the schematic, but this should work well enough. |
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My some other project...
Air Charger (MAP sensing variable speed control) Progressive Nitrous Controller 2-4 stroke Motorcycle Programmable CDI (1-2 CYL)
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I have received mail's requesting me to build them some gadget.. a lot more requested schematic and source code.. but fail to return to share their experience.. Battery Revitalizer released on 25/09/2008
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Hey! why not mail me if you have other opinion then mine? or you found
product not worth your money. Provide detail like company who made them, Price of product and send a sample to me, I might consider make a gift or something you like in return..
If someone said you can't dismantle or
copy the product then you'll have to find out
More Trademark regulation could be found here:
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LAST EDITED: January 24, 2010
Nobody bother about the Volt meter lah!!
