Perfect Power PRS8
I picked up a Perfect Power PRS8:
over the net, and have been researching, and getting various sensors for it for over a month. I have the 2.5 BAR MAP sensor that goes to it, and would like to have the Lamda Wideband Sensor to go with it. If not, I'll just get my TechEdge fixed. Anyway, here are the issues I am having now:
I'm finally making headway with my Stand Alone project too. The Perfect Power PRS8 Unit has 2 harnesses that plug into it. A 24-pin connector (for input/output), and a 18-pin connector (for power output). There is also a RS/232 Serial connector for a Laptop/Carputer.
The 18-pin harness is just right. The issue I'm having is that the 24-way connecting harness...It's just ******* WRONG! None of the wires match up color-wise or location-wise the way they are supposed to, and there are even a few missing. 
I contacted Perfect Power USA about what it would cost to get new harnesses. Bob Ida said it would take 2-3 weeks just to order it (so they can include it with their big order from South Africa), and it would cost about $80....For this!:
For some damn wires! Since I didn't get it from them directly, I have to pay for a new harness. After about a week and a half of knowing about this, I decided to do some investigating on the connector to find out why I got the wrong one. Upon studying the connector further, it seems that the connector used for the 24-way harness is the same as a Non-standard ATX EPS 24-pin connector used in rackmount servers to connect the EPS power supply to the mainboard. At first I thought it could be a standard ATX connector, but they only have 20 pins. Looking at the wires on the harness, it made more sense. There is also another connector hanging off 3 wires on the harness that is remeniscent of a CPU/Mainboard Fan connector?:wtf: So my conclusion is that the harness I have could possibly be from a EPS power supply of some type. Knowing this, I may just fix the issue my self. If I could just get my hands on the special tool needed to unlock the wire crips from the connector
= $23
....Wait, I just did. I used two heavy-duty staples. Took a while, but all the wires are out of the connector.
These are the female mini-fit pins I had to pry loose:
From one of these:
After looking the price of these mini-fit pins up, I know why the harnesses are so expensive. These little pins cost $1.70 each! :wtf: Get 24 of them, and you have spent over $40! Add the 18-way connector (which I'm glad I have the correct one) + Profit, and you are in the neighborhood of $80. Looks like I will be re-using some of the wires I pulled out. They just plug back in.
Come to find out all the issues I had with this unit (Missing 24-wire harness, lack of support for the PRS..ect.) are a direct result of the internet source I bought it from. I just want to say guys, be careful who you do business with, and beware of shady characters. Just want to say that MPNick has help me out tremendously with this project regarless of where the unit came from. Thank you!
I picked up a Perfect Power PRS8:
over the net, and have been researching, and getting various sensors for it for over a month. I have the 2.5 BAR MAP sensor that goes to it, and would like to have the Lamda Wideband Sensor to go with it. If not, I'll just get my TechEdge fixed. Anyway, here are the issues I am having now:
I'm finally making headway with my Stand Alone project too. The Perfect Power PRS8 Unit has 2 harnesses that plug into it. A 24-pin connector (for input/output), and a 18-pin connector (for power output). There is also a RS/232 Serial connector for a Laptop/Carputer.
The 18-pin harness is just right. The issue I'm having is that the 24-way connecting harness...It's just ******* WRONG! None of the wires match up color-wise or location-wise the way they are supposed to, and there are even a few missing. I contacted Perfect Power USA about what it would cost to get new harnesses. Bob Ida said it would take 2-3 weeks just to order it (so they can include it with their big order from South Africa), and it would cost about $80....For this!:
For some damn wires! Since I didn't get it from them directly, I have to pay for a new harness. After about a week and a half of knowing about this, I decided to do some investigating on the connector to find out why I got the wrong one. Upon studying the connector further, it seems that the connector used for the 24-way harness is the same as a Non-standard ATX EPS 24-pin connector used in rackmount servers to connect the EPS power supply to the mainboard. At first I thought it could be a standard ATX connector, but they only have 20 pins. Looking at the wires on the harness, it made more sense. There is also another connector hanging off 3 wires on the harness that is remeniscent of a CPU/Mainboard Fan connector?:wtf: So my conclusion is that the harness I have could possibly be from a EPS power supply of some type. Knowing this, I may just fix the issue my self. If I could just get my hands on the special tool needed to unlock the wire crips from the connector
....Wait, I just did. I used two heavy-duty staples. Took a while, but all the wires are out of the connector.
These are the female mini-fit pins I had to pry loose:
From one of these:
After looking the price of these mini-fit pins up, I know why the harnesses are so expensive. These little pins cost $1.70 each! :wtf: Get 24 of them, and you have spent over $40! Add the 18-way connector (which I'm glad I have the correct one) + Profit, and you are in the neighborhood of $80. Looks like I will be re-using some of the wires I pulled out. They just plug back in.
Come to find out all the issues I had with this unit (Missing 24-wire harness, lack of support for the PRS..ect.) are a direct result of the internet source I bought it from. I just want to say guys, be careful who you do business with, and beware of shady characters. Just want to say that MPNick has help me out tremendously with this project regarless of where the unit came from. Thank you!
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