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Author:  Simon369 [ Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Cables
What is the cable called which connects to the car battery and the taxi meter / computer ??

And what type of areal do I ask for ??

Operator said I need to get the wire and areal before they can connect the computer in the car

This is for private hire

Cheers
Author:  skippy41 [ Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
What make of meter, what car is it going into the cable is for the transducer or a pulse cable
Author:  Simon369 [ Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
It sounded like the guy said I needed a malbra cable or something,

Its for the sigma taxi meter and the car is a ford mondeo

Thank you.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Mon Jul 14, 2014 5:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
Simon369 wrote:
It sounded like the guy said I needed a malbra cable or something,

Its for the sigma taxi meter and the car is a ford mondeo

Thank you.


go to a meter fitter, have it fitted, calibrated and the tariff set
Author:  Sussex [ Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
Simon369 wrote:
It sounded like the guy said I needed a malbra cable or something,

Its for the sigma taxi meter and the car is a ford mondeo

Thank you.

It might be a Can Bus or something like that.

Cost me about £100 4 years ago, thankfully used it on my new one as well.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
Sussex wrote:
Simon369 wrote:
It sounded like the guy said I needed a malbra cable or something,

Its for the sigma taxi meter and the car is a ford mondeo

Thank you.

It might be a Can Bus or something like that.

Cost me about £100 4 years ago, thankfully used it on my new one as well.



The Canbus is part of the vehicles fittings, it controls voltages to different items on the vehicle, a taximeter needs a pulse from a sender (old school) or from the cars ECU, it may need a different cable because of a Canbus
Author:  Sussex [ Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
For my meter to work I needed a can-bus to convert info from the ECU to the meter.

At a cost of £100. :sad:
Author:  Simon369 [ Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
Ok, the operator said it will cost me around 45 quid for both areal and cable, he recommended a place to me but I forgot it, I will find out what cable it is from him on Wednesday and update.
Author:  skippy41 [ Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
Skodas work of the can bus system, the fitter removed the speedo and connected a double spade connector, put the dash back after running a length of cable to where the meter was going
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
Sussex wrote:
For my meter to work I needed a can-bus to convert info from the ECU to the meter.

At a cost of £100. :sad:


On my Vauxhall Carlton they chopped the speedo cable and fitted a transponder....price inc in the £200 meter/fitting/fittings/VAT
Author:  Nidge2 [ Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
wannabeeahack wrote:
Sussex wrote:
For my meter to work I needed a can-bus to convert info from the ECU to the meter.

At a cost of £100. :sad:


On my Vauxhall Carlton they chopped the speedo cable and fitted a transponder....price inc in the £200 meter/fitting/fittings/VAT



They used to stop working when the rust got to them.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cables
Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Sussex wrote:
For my meter to work I needed a can-bus to convert info from the ECU to the meter.

At a cost of £100. :sad:


On my Vauxhall Carlton they chopped the speedo cable and fitted a transponder....price inc in the £200 meter/fitting/fittings/VAT



They used to stop working when the rust got to them.


typical vauxhall
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