mikeo996

Original MBE locked ECU as fitted from new to R500 Duratec £616 from Caterham parts, this one £200 ono. PM with any questions.

Dipstick? If only.

Straight to new Facebook cover pic, thanks

Seriously impressive pics there.

Brilliant day. The upside of the heat was masses of grip so mega fast. Hope someone’s got some pics to share? Thanks to all, organisers and participants.

Hi James, I can’t see a noise limit in the information, is it 98db static? Mike

Great stuff. Much appreciated.

​ You may be inclined to say “told you so”, but this is what discovered when I stopped faffing around with a micrometer and took a look under the dashboard. For now I’ve just shoved the red wire back in the yellow port and everything is now working, but it will need a more secure fix I’m sure.

No, I needed all of that explanation, and having read it carefully that all makes sense. Lots to play with in the garage tomorrow! I foresee a problem with the plug in the boss of the steering wheel, you would not believe how delicate the connectors look. Having said that I haven’t taken the wheel off recently so haven’t physically disturbed it.

Apologies for my scrawl, but does this help? I’m assuming that there’s also a resistor on the green wire, but it’s hard to see under black shrouding, like on the red.

Okay, I’ve had a play with my multimeter. With one contact at the positive terminal (red wire) and the other at the negative (black wire) I’m not getting any reading, but if I put it across the red and yellow wire’s terminals I am getting some voltage. What does this mean? (Sorry, I understand nothing about electrics).

Really enjoyable day, particularly as it dried out. Did anyone take any pics to share?

Thanks, that’s a big help. I will investigate further.

I think they were unique to the R500 (and the 620?). They're a nice feature, especially compared to the usual Caterham toggle switch on the dashboard.