[flashfrenzy]

Have been installing my progressive kit for the past day. I started it up to check the wiring and I'm getting a solid yellow light when I start the car. No blinks whatsoever. I just checked and I'm getting a solid 12V.

[JettaRed]

It should flash. Does the light go out if you adjust the full on knob all the way clockwise? BTW, I'd make sure you are not injecting water into your engine yet.

[flashfrenzy]

No, when I turn the ignition the yellow (and red) LEDs both come on solid and don't change. That's with both knobs turned all the way up. I haven't connected the hose up yet but the pump isn't running anyway. I checked the pump's power wires and it's a 0V difference there. I'll check the wires closer to the controller. Maybe there's a short somehow and the controller thinks the pump is running on max? I would have thought the yellow LED would at least blink on startup but maybe not.

[JettaRed]

I'll let the experts chime in, but it sounds like a bad controller. Give Chance a call. He doesn't spend all his time on email and may not get to this for a while.

[dvldoc]

Originally Posted by flashfrenzy

No, when I turn the ignition the yellow (and red) LEDs both come on solid and don't change. That's with both knobs turned all the way up. I haven't connected the hose up yet but the pump isn't running anyway. I checked the pump's power wires and it's a 0V difference there. I'll check the wires closer to the controller. Maybe there's a short somehow and the controller thinks the pump is running on max? I would have thought the yellow LED would at least blink on startup but maybe not.

A few things to check, One is that you did not connect the Green output wire to the 5v power source for your MAP sensor, If you do this the controller will not have a power up mode it will just think it is runnning on full.

This or you have something hooked up wrong somewere in the system. The voltage you need to check is at the green wire on the controller, The controllers blue output wire and see what they read. Also make sure the controller has a good ground as well as the pump,.

[flashfrenzy]

Yeah, definitely hooked up the green wire correctly. When I hooked up a voltmeter to it it started around 0V and went up with MAP pressure as expected. I tested the blue wire and it sees 0V. Both gounds look good as I have checked them against +12V power and it reads a solid 12V. I will double check everything again tomorrow.

[dvldoc]

The blue wire should read 0 volts unless the set point is reached. When exposed to heavy magnets the controllers can have the microcontroller erased, It happens sometimes in shipping and we have to send out a new unit. This could be what happed if your getting a solid yellow light, The controller does not know what to do with the voltage because no code on the chip.

Let us know if anything changes and we'll send you out a new one ASAP. You don't have to disconnect anything but the wires on the controller.

[flashfrenzy]

I think you are right dvldoc, I took the casing off the controller and checked the voltages there. I get exactly what you'd expect, 5V for gray, 0V for blue, 12V for pink, and slightly above 0 for green which goes up if I hit the gas. All referenced against the ground wire of course. Must be the microcontroller, I guess.

[dvldoc]

Looks like it got wiped out, We'll get you a new one out asap. You can ship that one back to us. PM me your info so we can get it out quicker and what bar controller it is.