Strange Autocom/Puxing problem resulting in fuel guage issue

[vtr1000sp1]

Hello all,

OK, here is a strange one… My setup is as follows

R1200GS ‘07
Autocom Active plus (200) wired to aux socked under seat
Garmin Zumo 660 wired to aux under the seat
Puxing 888 running off its own battery – using the Autocom vox (Puxing vox switched off
Bike battery hooked up to optimate when not in use

When using the autocom and sat nav everything is fine. I can clearly hear the instructions and there are no issues…

When I use the autocom with the Puxing and/or the Garmin I have a strange problem where intermittently the fuel gauge drops to zero and I get the fuel warning displayed on the dash – similar to the well knows petrol level sensor issue. The tank is full so I know there is petrol there and it only does this when the Puxing is wired to the autocom.

Also, the Puxing will sometime begin to switch between transmit and non-transmit for no apparent reason i.e. no vox trigger. This usually happens when the bike is stationary e.g. idling at lights. I have two Puxing 888’s and they both do the same…

I have no idea on why the above is happening. Does anyone have similar issues or an idea of how to fix these two issues?

Cheers
Phil

 

[russ996duke]

Hello all,

OK, here is a strange one… My setup is as follows

R1200GS ‘07
Autocom Active plus (200) wired to aux socked under seat
Garmin Zumo 660 wired to aux under the seat
Puxing 888 running off its own battery – using the Autocom vox (Puxing vox switched off
Bike battery hooked up to optimate when not in use

When using the autocom and sat nav everything is fine. I can clearly hear the instructions and there are no issues…

When I use the autocom with the Puxing and/or the Garmin I have a strange problem where intermittently the fuel gauge drops to zero and I get the fuel warning displayed on the dash – similar to the well knows petrol level sensor issue. The tank is full so I know there is petrol there and it only does this when the Puxing is wired to the autocom.

Also, the Puxing will sometime begin to switch between transmit and non-transmit for no apparent reason i.e. no vox trigger. This usually happens when the bike is stationary e.g. idling at lights. I have two Puxing 888’s and they both do the same…

I have no idea on why the above is happening. Does anyone have similar issues or an idea of how to fix these two issues?

Cheers
Phil

need a bit more info on set up before making any educated guesses so here are a few stabs in the dark instead!!

zumo connected to autocom via correct isolating lead?

what power output are the puxing s set for? (i.e. only mildy illegal low power or highly illegal 5W?)

running off its own battery should be no GLI issues, maybe the power output being used is causing interference with gauges,
so question is
does gauge thing happen when you are transmitting or at any time? (maybe they are 2 separate problems and you have a bad connection somehwere or you are about to have fuel sensor failure!)

Vox issue...have you used a standard pmr radio with current set up and does the vox "trigger" in same situation....in other words
have you got vox level of autocom set up correctly for your helmet? (maybe the vox triggers in same way without radio connected...often by a strong "exhale", or for example if you open or close your vizor with a bit of a clunk!!)

interesting to know how you get on anyway, good luck with it!