I was installing my new Coastal E-Tech EV kit today, and made a boo-boo.
Installing the taps was no problem. The 'tapped' plugs work great.
It's the third wire that didn't want to go in. The one that plugs into the empty receptacle in the plug (location 27.) I tried following the directions in steps 7 and 8, and it shows pushing up the 'white bar'. I wasn't able to get the white bar to push up at all. I did insert a thin-bladed screwdriver under it, thinking it didn't need to slide very far (the directions do say "it only needs to move a fraction of an inch".) So I inserted the third wire, and it didn't go in very far. I figured maybe that was as far as it needed to go, so I tried out the EV mod. Nope. Wouldn't go into EV mode no matter what I did.
So I opened it back up, and tried again, got it to insert a little farther by wiggling it with a pair of needlenose pliers, but just as I was satisfied, *SNAP*. The little pin/plug broke. (See attached pic.) At least I got the end out of the computer plug, so when I find/get a replacement end to that wire, I can try again. I've emailed Coastal to see what they recommend. I tried going to Radio Shack to get a new crimp-plug-end, but they don't have anything that looks right. :-(
Installing the taps was no problem. The 'tapped' plugs work great.
It's the third wire that didn't want to go in. The one that plugs into the empty receptacle in the plug (location 27.) I tried following the directions in steps 7 and 8, and it shows pushing up the 'white bar'. I wasn't able to get the white bar to push up at all. I did insert a thin-bladed screwdriver under it, thinking it didn't need to slide very far (the directions do say "it only needs to move a fraction of an inch".) So I inserted the third wire, and it didn't go in very far. I figured maybe that was as far as it needed to go, so I tried out the EV mod. Nope. Wouldn't go into EV mode no matter what I did.
So I opened it back up, and tried again, got it to insert a little farther by wiggling it with a pair of needlenose pliers, but just as I was satisfied, *SNAP*. The little pin/plug broke. (See attached pic.) At least I got the end out of the computer plug, so when I find/get a replacement end to that wire, I can try again. I've emailed Coastal to see what they recommend. I tried going to Radio Shack to get a new crimp-plug-end, but they don't have anything that looks right. :-(