Can you id this part?

XS11E wrote:

> I don't like the early (1992) cruise control. If you stop or go below
> 25mph you cannot resume the previous speed, you have to reset it. It's
> unlike any other cruise control I've ever used and it's very annoying!
>
> Does the 1996 work the same way?

My 1996 has a resume button. I had to push it anytime I used the brakes
simply because that cut off the crusie control immediately, but it would
accelerate back to the same speed that was set before once I hit the button.

If I had to reduce the speed of the car by say, 25% or so, I would go
ahead and use the accelerator to reach the approximate speed I was
previously travelling at before I resumed the cruise control, but the
actual travelling speed did not have to be reset unless I turned it off
completely.

Pat

i think the gas and brake peddels also part of the system or at least have
some switches for the pedals that are part of the system.
check ebay as there is a listing for a complete system with a picture...
asking $300 or best offer.

"pws" > wrote in message
...
> Christopher Muto wrote:
>> i figured it out...
>> it is a 90-97 cruise control module.
>
> Thanks Chris, you just did some work for me. How much do you charge? :-)
>
> This will let me finally sell the cruise control from the 1990 model, as
> well as quickly identify the module that is still in my 1996 model.
>
> To sell it as a complete system, I know that I would need to include this
> module, the cruise control unit itself, and the switch. Are there any
> parts to the cruise control system that I am not thinking of?
>
> These should do fairly well, especially the one from the 1996 model.
> People seem to like the OEM cruise controls, I know that the one in my
> 1996 "M" edition worked great.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Pat
>

pws > wrote in
:

> XS11E wrote:
>
>> I don't like the early (1992) cruise control. If you stop or go
>> below 25mph you cannot resume the previous speed, you have to
>> reset it. It's unlike any other cruise control I've ever used
>> and it's very annoying!
>>
>> Does the 1996 work the same way?
>
> My 1996 has a resume button. I had to push it anytime I used the
> brakes simply because that cut off the crusie control immediately,
> but it would accelerate back to the same speed that was set before
> once I hit the button.
>
> If I had to reduce the speed of the car by say, 25% or so, I would
> go ahead and use the accelerator to reach the approximate speed I
> was previously travelling at before I resumed the cruise control,
> but the actual travelling speed did not have to be reset unless I
> turned it off completely.

So it's different. On mine, stopping or going below 25mph clears the
memory and you have to get back up to speed and then set it again,
resume doesn't work until it's set.

As a matter of fact, resume is pretty worthless. If I'm on cruise
control at 60mph and I come up behind a slower car and need to slow
down to 50 before I can pass, then resume works just fine but if I come
to a construction zone or something that makes me stop or slow below
25mph the resume won't work as the memory is reset (cleared). It's an
inconvenience but more importantly it's different, I've never seen or
heard of a cruise control that worked that way. On other cars I've
had/have the memory retains the speed until the key is turned off.

>> I am 99% certain that this came off of a miata, probably from under the
>> dash. Before I go digging for part numbers, does anyone recognize what
>> it is?
>>

Uh - it could be an Event Data Recorder (EDR).

There's a kinda-scary little news report about them he

'Black box' in your car could send you to jail

It's a video report on CNN.com where the TV foof says:

"YOUR EDR Could send you to - JAIL !!!!" (Aaaagggggh!)

Thank you, oh wise men in Detroit. (Xmas reference unintentional)

--
Steve McMahon
Green JRSC '00LS

OMG! That's unbelievable, I don't have the stomach (or, you know what!) to
take those risks. I did watch some other, more tame runs/flights and it
seems this might be more my cup of tea when there's more snow and allot less
rock showing in the landscape! Awesome stuff, man, where have I been
............ TX I guess, is that a good enough excuse?

Chris
99BBB

"pws" > wrote in message
...
> Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
>> hell Pat, can you even remember what the topic was ;-)
>> get a grip on yourself, your falling apart!
>> Chris
>> 99BBB
>
> True, I have no idea what it was.
> Is this what it feels like when the memory starts to go, or can you
> remember back that far, oh ye ancient one.? ;-)
>
> I have been thinking about giving this a try. I have never snow-skied or
> para-glided, but it looks cool and is probably very safe.
> What'cha think?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut1kGmOhzWQ&NR
>
> Pat
>

XS11E wrote:

> So it's different. On mine, stopping or going below 25mph clears the
> memory and you have to get back up to speed and then set it again,
> resume doesn't work until it's set.
>
> As a matter of fact, resume is pretty worthless. If I'm on cruise
> control at 60mph and I come up behind a slower car and need to slow
> down to 50 before I can pass, then resume works just fine but if I come
> to a construction zone or something that makes me stop or slow below
> 25mph the resume won't work as the memory is reset (cleared). It's an
> inconvenience but more importantly it's different, I've never seen or
> heard of a cruise control that worked that way. On other cars I've
> had/have the memory retains the speed until the key is turned off.

Going on foggy memory here. It is possible that I had to reset it when
speeds reached that low. I used it so rarely, mainly on long-distance
night drives, that I did not encounter that dropping below 25 mph
situation often.

The one I have now has no cruise control. I could install one of these
that I have, but this really is not a long distance car, it belongs on
the racetrack.

I am still looking at the 2007 model with the folding hardtop, along
with things like A/C, power steering, power windows, and the thousand
other creature comforts that my current miata lacks.
It will probably happen sometime in 2007 at this rate, that gives me
time to see if they have recall problems with the top as well.

Pat

McMahon wrote:

> Uh - it could be an Event Data Recorder (EDR).
>
> There's a kinda-scary little news report about them he
>
> 'Black box' in your car could send you to jail
>
> It's a video report on CNN.com where the TV foof says:
>
> "YOUR EDR Could send you to - JAIL !!!!" (Aaaagggggh!)
>
> Thank you, oh wise men in Detroit. (Xmas reference unintentional)
>
> --
> Steve McMahon
> Green JRSC '00LS

Definitely no joke.

http://www.rd.com/content/openConten...ontentId=27749

One interesting part of the article is the mention of toll-road tags,
such as the EZ Tag system in Houston.
Any car using this much more convenient system instead of paying with
cash has their movements recorded using the radiofrequency
identification tags on their windshields.

In California:
"In the Bay Area, the FasTrak system monitors vehicles as they travel
through the region. Overhead detectors log the location and time of
FasTrak tags on passing vehicles. The data is encrypted to protect it
from hackers, and fed into a centralized computer system. The
information helps keep traffic flowing and is used to update real-time
maps on the Web."

Welcome to the new world....Please leave your privacy at the door.

Pat

Christopher Muto wrote:
> i think the gas and brake peddels also part of the system or at least have
> some switches for the pedals that are part of the system.
> check ebay as there is a listing for a complete system with a picture...
> asking $300 or best offer.

I'll have to watch that one and see if he gets a hit at $300.00, I am
doubting it. I was thinking something like $100.00.

Now I gotta go dig up the pedals assembly.

Thanks again!

Pat

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> OMG! That's unbelievable, I don't have the stomach (or, you know what!) to
> take those risks. I did watch some other, more tame runs/flights and it
> seems this might be more my cup of tea when there's more snow and allot less
> rock showing in the landscape! Awesome stuff, man, where have I been
> ........... TX I guess, is that a good enough excuse?
>
> Chris
> 99BBB

No, roller coasters are thrilling enough for me.
I don't need to ski/fly down the side of a rocky mountain, I'll leave
that to people even more crazy than myself.

It does look like a rush.....

Pat

pws > wrote in
:

> I am still looking at the 2007 model with the folding hardtop,
> along with things like A/C, power steering, power windows, and the
> thousand other creature comforts that my current miata lacks.
> It will probably happen sometime in 2007 at this rate, that gives
> me time to see if they have recall problems with the top as well.

The 2006-2007 cruise works just like any other car, not at all like the
early Miatas. That's one of the first things I checked out when I
drove one.