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Bracket Talk Bracket Talk Forum Tech Talk - by Abruzzi Grid intermittent shiftingGo | New | Find | Notify | Tools | Reply | |
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DRR Sportsman |
At the track and having an issue with the grid not shifting in my uncles car. It will work first pass of the day then work whenever it wants. Grounds are good. What else can we look for before 1st round? | ||
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DRR Pro |
Make sure you’re using a relay. Switch to output switch or shift light to try to rule out the box. Matt Ward | |||
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| DRR Pro |
Lower rpm set point to test in the pits Matt Ward | |||
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| DRR Sportsman |
Set it at 2k and it worked perfectly. Hopefully it will work the rest of the day | |||
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| DRR Sportsman |
Its using a relay. Might try to wire it to shift light. | |||
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DRR Sportsman |
I had the same issue years ago at the first Vegas Fling. Make sure you have at least 200 rpm between on and off. I have mine set at 300 and set up on output switch. | |||
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| DRR Pro |
Avoid using the Output Switch to shift your car. The Output Switch is a “Timer” with a RPM function. Use the Shift Light function to shift your car. Shift Light is more accurate for RPM output. Shift Light also uses the Gear Shift Tab programming to keep the Gear Indicator time locked and allows the Gear Indicator to move to the next gear when the shift is complete. Shift Light also has a Power-ON Test cycle to check mechanical operation of the shifter when desired. | |||
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| DRR Pro |
Let me guess...shifts fine every time in the pits or with a tester, but won’t shift going down track?!?!? 99% of the time the fix for this is UPDATE THE FIRMWARE!!! Seriously! My personal car did this...fixed a dozen or so cars at the track. There was a bug in the earlier firmware/software. Dykes & Strippers Custom Wiring Auto Meter Authorized Dealer CleanYourTrailer.com Horse Power Sales USADragRacingChat.com Fab Shop Race Flow Development 245" Harry Clack 399 inches of Horse Power Sales Power 1.031, 2.978, 4.640 at 147.47 | |||
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| DRR Pro |
Agreed with Ohio. To check Firmware version in Grid go to top line and select Help / About and the SW Version should be 1.8.0 . Go HERE https://www.holley.com/product...ag_racing/parts/7730 and select the Download MSD VIEW Software. This contains the updated firmware for Grid 7730. | |||
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| DRR Pro |
Everyone I’ve fixed, including my own, was showing 2014...lol Dykes & Strippers Custom Wiring Auto Meter Authorized Dealer CleanYourTrailer.com Horse Power Sales USADragRacingChat.com Fab Shop Race Flow Development 245" Harry Clack 399 inches of Horse Power Sales Power 1.031, 2.978, 4.640 at 147.47 | |||
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| DRR Pro |
The Firmware versions back in 2014 were 1.5.1 and 1.5.2, the latter being a very good version for the time. I have the ehe files for those and actually went back to the 1.5.2 when MSD came out with 1.6.x and it modified two of the features of the earlier version that didn’t work for me. I find 1.7.6 and the most recent 1.8.0 to both be very reliable versions. For those that have Grids with older firmware, a wise choice is to upgrade imho. Simple to do. | |||
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| DRR Sportsman |
Thanks for the input fellas. I'll relay the info | |||
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DRR S/Pro |
Markemark, went to the link you posted. It shows a different version? MSD View Software MSD View version 4.4.9.exe Software for use with Power Grid System What Am I doing wrong? Dave "It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance." -Thomas Sowell | |||
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| DRR Pro |
You are doing this correctly. You want MSD View version 4.4.9.exe of software. Inside that software is the SW 1.8.0 ehe firmware that you want to upgrade too. Install the 4.4.9 software on your laptop (right over the present version. Installs in 2 parts) and then attach to Grid. When you attach, the software will check to see what version is presently in Grid. If the version is older than 1.8.0 MSDView will query you to update. Do the update. Takes about 2 minutes most. Do nothing while updating. Wait until complete. | |||
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| DRR S/Pro |
OK, Thanks, I wasn't aware it was inside. I was looking for 1.8.0. Dave "It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance." -Thomas Sowell | |||
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