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8th November 2006
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Southcentral KY
Posts: 160 Sportster/Buell Model: xl 883->1250 Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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TC88a PC cable needed
I am in the middle of an NRHS 1250 conversion. I am adding a Daytona Twin-Tec TC88a ignition. What I would like to do is add Turbota's custom settings but I sure hate to give $80 bucks for a PC link cable. No one in my area that i'm aware of has this ignition much less the cable. Just curious if any of the fine folks on this forum would be interested in renting me one. If anyone is interested I will just need it for a short time and when I return it I will send you a check for what it cost you to ship plus I will add $20. Please send me a PM if you could help. Cant wait to get my bike up and running. Thanks a million.  
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8th November 2006
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Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Iowa!
Posts: 540 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R1200RT Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
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For those of you who have one, what makes it special? Can we make our own?
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8th November 2006
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 4,319 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 XLC Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Other Motorcycle Model: CRF250R Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
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Originally Posted by cadiero
For those of you who have one, what makes it special? Can we make our own?
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A few people on here have tried but so far no success but I'm not an electronics geek so I couln't tell you why. If I remember right there was some proprietary IC built in it's not just wires and connectors.
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8th November 2006
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Philippines
Posts: 5,259
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Originally Posted by pquirk
A few people on here have tried but so far no success but I'm not an electronics geek so I couln't tell you why. If I remember right there was some proprietary IC built in it's not just wires and connectors.
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Got that right! If anyone can figure out whats on that little IC, good luck
scarecrow .... I don't have a cable either. I borrowed someone elses when I was living in the US.
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8th November 2006
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Middletown, MD
Posts: 2,631 Sportster/Buell Model: 94 HP XL1200C sold :( Sportster/Buell Year: 2002 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Yamaha Raider Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2010 Other Motorcycle Model: Yamaha FZ1 Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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If someone sent me one, I could duplicate it. That's what I do.
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8th November 2006
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 942 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: Mustang GT Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
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It's not just a USB cable. There's a little box in the middle of it that must have some type of circuitry inside. It's even got a switch built into the cable to set it for a couple different types of ignition modules. I was able to borrow one, and am very appreciative of that. $80 for a USB cable is pretty steep... but... if you buy one, you won't regret it. Turbota's MAP kicks butt!
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8th November 2006
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 4,319 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 XLC Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Other Motorcycle Model: CRF250R Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
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Originally Posted by Terp84Alum
If someone sent me one, I could duplicate it. That's what I do.
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Interesting. I had no idea there was a way to copy a proprietary IC. Goes to show what I know about computer hardware. Is there some kind of "reader" to copy the architecture or something? Wouldn't that be illegal, ala copyright infringement  ? |
8th November 2006
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Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 546 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 1000 Sportster/Buell Year: 1977 Other Motorcycle Model: FXDX Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
Reputation: 96
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EPROM flashers something like that
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9th November 2006
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Biker
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NC
Posts: 82 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2005 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda Rebel Other Motorcycle Year: 2003
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Based on a several references in the installation instructions for the USB cable it is apparent that the IC on the USB cable is just USB to RS232 bridge chip. You can pick up a USB to RS232 cable that has the bridge chip embedded in it on ebay for under $10. Then to just need to build a RS232 to deutsch data link cable.
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9th November 2006
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 942 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: Mustang GT Other Motorcycle Year: 2005
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Then what is the switch on the cable for?
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