dingah2 Crusty aviator Member 846 Member For: 20y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 02/11/05 07:18 PM Share Posted 02/11/05 07:18 PM Chipped car was no issue with the re-flash but with Edit the only option is to find a dealer who is happy with your directions "Do NOT Re-Flash this vehicle without permission" and string a line about it's all running so well with the current flash. There is another way to get the PCM and Edit re-set with new software - but it's expensive and only funny looking back...see my ACT Edit thread and you'll understand.Dingah Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21059-warranty/page/4/#findComment-311163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 03/11/05 08:24 AM Share Posted 03/11/05 08:24 AM Spot on Zap, I think you're 100% correct. I paid $75 to have mine reset after I bought it second hand.XXXR6T, if you work that out mate, you'll be one popular fella!! If you're to believe what CAPA say, even they can't do anything about the 5 life situation - they reckon that once those lives are used up, the box can still be used but has to be sent all the way back to SCT in the USA to be reset first!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well you have to look at it electronically. Most memory applications have a lot of similarities between them. The flasher unit does a couple of things... it stores a heap of information in memory... namely EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable read only memory). It also interfaces between the memory bank and the ECU so it performs a data transfer function.As with a BIOS in a computer, the flasher unit is resettable. This can be done either electronically (applying a voltage to a specific pin), physically (removing the ROM and replacing it), or another way is exposure to sunlight (EPROMs have a light sensor on top of them and exposing this to sunlight for a while erases the stored info on it).Now there must be a counter which stores the number of times the flasher unit has downloaded a tune into the factory setting, and it must be full at 5 times. Like the other ROMs in the flasher this will be erasable somehow... unless it's the type which is written at manufacture and needs to be replaced. If I could have a look at the internals of one I reckon I'd be able to find out.Ok so who's confused? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21059-warranty/page/4/#findComment-311411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdomain Member 98 Member For: 20y 1m Posted 03/11/05 09:11 AM Share Posted 03/11/05 09:11 AM Well if someone is able to crack the edit/flasher, I'd be mighty impressed and I'm sure they'd sell a shedload more. I'm be snapping up one, that's for sure! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21059-warranty/page/4/#findComment-311433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 03/11/05 02:31 PM Share Posted 03/11/05 02:31 PM Yeah, like I said if I could just get my hands on one... hehe Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21059-warranty/page/4/#findComment-311538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugster70 Donating Members 1,326 Member For: 20y 1m 3d Location: Canberra Posted 03/11/05 10:20 PM Share Posted 03/11/05 10:20 PM If I could have a look at the internals of one I reckon I'd be able to find out.Ok so who's confused? I think the question you should be asking is who's brave enough to lend you their CAPA box to give it a go?! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21059-warranty/page/4/#findComment-311577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 03/11/05 11:12 PM Share Posted 03/11/05 11:12 PM True dat!Hows the switches? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21059-warranty/page/4/#findComment-311594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugster70 Donating Members 1,326 Member For: 20y 1m 3d Location: Canberra Posted 03/11/05 11:14 PM Share Posted 03/11/05 11:14 PM Bloody fantastic mate, still put a smug smile on my face every time I switch the lights on at night - still love your work! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21059-warranty/page/4/#findComment-311598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 04/11/05 01:19 AM Share Posted 04/11/05 01:19 AM Good good So who wants me to pull their edit box apart? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21059-warranty/page/4/#findComment-311638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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