Has electrical interference been a problem?
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 3:27 pm
Hi guys, just got my rostock max together last week, and it is working perfectly.
I noticed on other threads that people were having problems with EMI from the motors causing problems. My Rostock is 2nd generation (bought in August) and has none of these problems. One thing I did differently than most was to twist ALL my wires every time I installed something electrical. In my field of work (automotive repair, 20yrs) I learned that twisting the wires together prevents EMI from messing with the inputs/outputs of the computer in a rather severe operating environment. This is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, since many engineers have been designing/refining these cars for years, and I can't shoot down the laws of physics.
My rostock kit DID come with shielded 4 conductor wire for hookup, but technically, I didn't need it to prevent interference. I used it anyways, since I was paranoid about EMI. Every sensitive system on a car's electronics has been cheaply fixed by simply twisting the wires to both the injectors and to the reluctor-type sensors. The early fuel injected cars had an interference problem induced by the fast switching of the injectors and having all the wires bundled together.....that was the early 80s. Those were recalled rather quickly, since radio towers would kill the engine if you passed too close to them.
Besides...twisting the wires made them easy to feed and just looks neater.
Say goodbye to your ferrite beads.
I noticed on other threads that people were having problems with EMI from the motors causing problems. My Rostock is 2nd generation (bought in August) and has none of these problems. One thing I did differently than most was to twist ALL my wires every time I installed something electrical. In my field of work (automotive repair, 20yrs) I learned that twisting the wires together prevents EMI from messing with the inputs/outputs of the computer in a rather severe operating environment. This is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, since many engineers have been designing/refining these cars for years, and I can't shoot down the laws of physics.
My rostock kit DID come with shielded 4 conductor wire for hookup, but technically, I didn't need it to prevent interference. I used it anyways, since I was paranoid about EMI. Every sensitive system on a car's electronics has been cheaply fixed by simply twisting the wires to both the injectors and to the reluctor-type sensors. The early fuel injected cars had an interference problem induced by the fast switching of the injectors and having all the wires bundled together.....that was the early 80s. Those were recalled rather quickly, since radio towers would kill the engine if you passed too close to them.
Besides...twisting the wires made them easy to feed and just looks neater.
Say goodbye to your ferrite beads.