DFGT Circuit board help

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Well it says it's from a working wheel that had "burned" the engine. I would be wary unless he is offering a warranty if it doesn't work (i.e. how does he know for sure that the motor was the issue and not the board?). You could always use more of that Italian and ask him how he tested to be sure the motor was bad and not the PCB.
 
I've asked him by e-mail why I should pay him upfront and not afterwards when it works. And sure I can ask him everything but he will tell us the board is fine.
 
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Today received the board and I hate to tell you that it's not working:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
No smoke or smell but the wheel doesn't calibrate at all.
It's rotating on a very slow pulsing manner in one direction.
Do some investigation tomorrow.
 
Well the ad you linked said it has a warranty and is guaranteed to be working so I guess you are OK, just get a refund or see if he has another.
 
That's exactly what they offered, refund or replacement. My choice is replacement but that will take I while.
Refund is only the price of the board I presume and not the shipment aswell which was most expensive.
 
Update:
I still have not done the voltages yet on my wheel, but I have a new strategy/plan. I borrowed my friend's Dfgt (found out he is not playing anymore) so now I have a working one to compare to.
( Also I have been using it to play GT6 so that has been taking away from my time to test and fix. :D)
I plan to use the working on to establish the voltages I should see on startup/calibration sequence and use that to find my problem.
 
eKretz
Good deal. That is the fastest and easiest way to do it.
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eKretz,

Probably thought I have abandoned this project by now (and you would be mostly correct), but I have just not had the time to dig into it any more (as at this point the testing involved is much more.....involved :lol:). I decided to post as I have just been lucky enough to find a replacement board on ebay just now for $10. I have delved into troubleshooting this far beyond what I had originally anticipated, and still not gotten to the bottom of it. At the time I started this endeavor, I had much more free time to work with it, which is now gone for the foreseeable future. Having said that, I have learned more about electronics in this process (which was one of my goals anyway).

Thank you for all of your time and help. As always, it is very much appreciated.

:cheers:
 
No prob, glad to hear you are racing again bud! Keep in mind if you get a working board you can usually compare and contrast voltage readings with the boards powered and find the problem pretty quickly. Just in case you should feel like furthering your skills any more or giving yourself a backup board! :cheers:
 

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