Dissecting an Autostop Eliminator

[richnot]

I have one and it works for me. I could disable it permanently with forscan but I wanted the option to turn it on and off. $80 and you can take it with you if you get rid of your ride.

It is a lot of money for what it is, but with the other hobbies i'm involved with $80 is cheep, try buying watch parts......

 

[MDJAK]

I don’t care what it cost. Installed same type thing on my 911. I hate auto stop start. Love it on my Raptor. As for pedal commander, that was waste of dough. It sits in my closet somewhere.

 

[PlainJane]

My autostop no longer works, must of got tired of me turning it off.


Complaining about the price of items, I find laughable.

If its not worth the cost to you, pass, otherwise be proud you can afford it.

 

[sixshooter_45]

I don’t care what it cost. Installed same type thing on my 911. I hate auto stop start. Love it on my Raptor. As for pedal commander, that was waste of dough. It sits in my closet somewhere.

You might like the Sprint booster.

 

[isis]

So I’m one of those jackasses who spent $80 (on sale) on an Autostop Eliminator...or am I? Yes, I tried forscan but didn’t like the way it adjusts the whole BMS system vs just A.S.S. so I sprung the money.

Anywho, in case you’re wondering...I removed the cover and this is what it looks like on the inside. Definitely a smidge more advance than a simple jumper cable or similar idea. While I still think the $100 asking price is highway robbery ($50 would be more fair to me), the tech in this little gadget does make me a little more content with the purchase.

Out of curiosity, can anyone familiar with circuitry tell what’s going on here and share with the class?

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IC1 is a voltage regulator and the 8-pin at the bottom is a microprocessor. The rest are transistors and signal conditioning passive components, capacitors, diodes, resistors. The processor took a bit of programming development and the connectors probably aren’t super cheap and neither is the assembly if they’re really buying and building all in the US. Probably nearly $25 cost including the housing. Then there’s the engineering development that wouldn’t be cheap.

 

[Vanley19Raptor]

I'm in complete agreement with RDFTS. Excellent product and detailed description on the installation.

 

[Ali 556]

Dude, just unplug it under zedash, on another note auto start stop proven to save fuel on inter- city driving.

 

[MAMiller44]

I have one and it works for me. I could disable it permanently with forscan but I wanted the option to turn it on and off. $80 and you can take it with you if you get rid of your ride.

It is a lot of money for what it is, but with the other hobbies i'm involved with $80 is cheep, try buying watch parts......

Hahaha so true. I’ll spend $2k on a camera lens, $1k for a slip-on exhaust tip, or $300 for a trigger. This Raptor hobby is pretty cheap!

 

[dmb359]

I have one and it works for me. I could disable it permanently with forscan but I wanted the option to turn it on and off. $80 and you can take it with you if you get rid of your ride.

It is a lot of money for what it is, but with the other hobbies i'm involved with $80 is cheep, try buying watch parts......

I agree there. shit, I've blown a lot of money on that hobby too. At least high end watches don't lose value, lol.

 

[REMIX]

$50? You're being generous. There are probably less than $10 in components here, probably less if being made in some communist country where they whip people and pay them $3.25/mo.