Broken 1.3U Cable
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Broken 1.3U Cable
All right so I've done some searching and haven't seen much and at least in my group of friends this is an issue.
My cable is practically brand new.. used it maybe 5 times? Went to go read my ECU in Ecuflash and then it died mid-read. Cable stopped responding (tried it on 3 laptops so far no indication that any laptop detects it nor evoscan and ecuflash)
I have a friend with a dead cable and another friend who has had his cable repaired 4 times.
What goes in these cables and is there a fix or a better fix?
Are the Openport 2.0's that slow where it makes the 1.3U worth it? (never seen a 2.0 on a evo 8/9 in action)
Thanks for any input
My cable is practically brand new.. used it maybe 5 times? Went to go read my ECU in Ecuflash and then it died mid-read. Cable stopped responding (tried it on 3 laptops so far no indication that any laptop detects it nor evoscan and ecuflash)
I have a friend with a dead cable and another friend who has had his cable repaired 4 times.
What goes in these cables and is there a fix or a better fix?
Are the Openport 2.0's that slow where it makes the 1.3U worth it? (never seen a 2.0 on a evo 8/9 in action)
Thanks for any input
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My only guess is wires inside are loose? If that's the case with the ones I've seen then there has to be a reason? Pins look/feel mint, like I said mine is practically brand new and worked perfect until mid-read
How do you crack these open without breaking anything? Guess that's my next step..
How do you crack these open without breaking anything? Guess that's my next step..
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My only guess is wires inside are loose? If that's the case with the ones I've seen then there has to be a reason? Pins look/feel mint, like I said mine is practically brand new and worked perfect until mid-read
How do you crack these open without breaking anything? Guess that's my next step..
How do you crack these open without breaking anything? Guess that's my next step..
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Hah, I had a client attacking the clutch so violently he broke the mini-USB connector right off the PCB on my first OpenPort2 cable.
Its still sitting on my work-bench awaiting a repair attempt.
Its still sitting on my work-bench awaiting a repair attempt.
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the 1.3 cable might be a pos but the 2.0 cables are even bigger pos. Where did you get the cable? and did you use your friends confirmed good cable to make sure it was nothing up with your car?
I had my 1.3u cable die and it was the 12v from that little white connector that ended up being bad, I bought another cable but I've been told you can just rig it and it will work fine.
I had my 1.3u cable die and it was the 12v from that little white connector that ended up being bad, I bought another cable but I've been told you can just rig it and it will work fine.
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My 1.3u started acting up last night. As soon as I grabbed it to take everything inside, I noticed the white conn still sitting on the seat...
But I was also noticing that I was having intermittant connection issues with evoscan DTC clearing/checking. Would this indicate an issue with the connections in the black connector, or are the DTC functions just acting screwy in Evoscan? I seem to remember having issues with those functions in the past...
But I was also noticing that I was having intermittant connection issues with evoscan DTC clearing/checking. Would this indicate an issue with the connections in the black connector, or are the DTC functions just acting screwy in Evoscan? I seem to remember having issues with those functions in the past...
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So basically its not just wires. There is a small IC (integrated circuit or "chip") inside with a few supporting components. Like a resistor and some filtering capacitors etc. I found a schematic a few years ago on it but im not sure where it is now..
I have had my 1.3U cable since 2006 I think? After 6 years it still works perfect.
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I bought mine from Evoscan. I think on mine if anything it's an internal problem the pins and wires feel nice and solid and everything is there.
I still haven't taken it apart yet, I've been to busy, and I'm nervous about breaking the obdII connector lol I guess it doesn't really matter if the cable is already useless though..
I still haven't taken it apart yet, I've been to busy, and I'm nervous about breaking the obdII connector lol I guess it doesn't really matter if the cable is already useless though..
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i am willing to bet this is your problem, if you look at the red and white wire in the kinda top left, there are supposed to be 2 more wires under them. You have to be REAL gentle disconnecting these things from the ODB2 port and do NOT pull on the cable
i popped mine open, unsoldered the old cable and resoldered an old black berry usb cable inplace of the old one and superglued the cable to the housing with a little extra slack inside
i popped mine open, unsoldered the old cable and resoldered an old black berry usb cable inplace of the old one and superglued the cable to the housing with a little extra slack inside
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