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Checking the duty cycle???
Is there a way to check the duty cycle using voltage readings?? I read this article BOSCH KE3-JETRONIC MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT and followed the formula:
reading from pin 2 & 3 on x11 connector divided by battery voltage and then 1-the sum of that and convert it to a percentage. So this is what I got: my reading from x11 was jumping between 6.5v - 5.Xv my battery voltage at idle was 14.4v I divided 6.5/14.4 = .451 then I subtracted 1 - .451 = .549 which gives me roughly 55% + or - Is this correct? Can anyone tell me what the normal duty cycle for my car should be roughly? 1990 190E 2.6 California versioin It idles around 700-750 rpm which is what it says on my yellow sticker on the radiator bracket.
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My 190E 3.0 is set around 40-45% I believe.
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I thought 50% was the target number?
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I'm not even sure. I've been reading things that are giving me different answers. I have a California car and I heard they have a different % than other cars.
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A dwell meter, as found in many multimeters, may be used to check the duty cycle. Set the dwell meter to the four cylinder scale; 90 degrees = 100%, 45 deg. = 50%, etc.
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Ismalley. 55% is fine. The closer to 50% it gets is the optimum, but anything between 40-70% seems to have no effect at all from my testing. Several factors will easily affect the reading by 5-10%, temperature being the major contributor. But,,, the numbers at idle and 2500 RPM should be within 20% of each under when at normal operating temp. I didn't test your formula - the actual duty cycle as MB measures it is opposite to normal convention; but if it's 45%, that's fine too. As stated above an inexpensive Sears multi-meter 382139 can be used to accurately read the DC. Just be sure to plug the RED wire in the gnd pin #2 on the round terminal - exactly opposite of what one would think.
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