Emerald M3DK Serial Lead

[jonheli]

Hi all

Can anyone tell me if a standard serial lead will be ok with my Emerald M3DK to laptop connection?

Didn't have a lead supplied when I bought the car, and Emerald can supply a lead (with an OBD plug as well which I don't want) for £30, plus nearly £7 p&p, so nearly £40 total for something which I might get cheaper elsewhere (and less P&P for a bit of wire and jiffy bag!)

Help as always much appreciated

[simon_h]

The Emerald lead is not a standard lead the manual says.

Just make one, from the instructions in the manual on the website. Couple of 9 pin D plugs and 4 wires.

[TomB]

As above - a few quid at Maplin and some time with a soldering iron.  That said mine is a bit shonky as Im awful at soldering, but it works!

[simonpa]

I had a couple of standard serial leads and just modified one of them by cutting back the insulation and re-joining a couple of wires.

The spec. is on the Emerald website.

BTW - Emerald are a great company and provide a lot of support for free, so paying over the top occasionally will help support them!
If you give them a call, they may turn out to have the base lead for less.

Cheers - Simon

 

[jonheli]

Thanks Simon - yes, I did contact them and they were very helpful and supplied just the base lead and sent by ordinary post, so very happy!! As you say, they are a great company, and give great after service!

Cheers, Jon

[simonpa]

Fantastic!