>Terry,
>What you have experienced from improper assembly does not make it a design
>feature. What you describe would be a feature, a sales feature, that,
>certainly would be worth mentioning, if it exisited.
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I don't necessarily see the real process of what happens as a "feature" as
long as it happens. A good analogy is that not many people are the least
bit concerned about the actual process of opening a fuel injector pintle
that takes place over a couple of microseconds. In reality--the computer
typically sends a larger current during initial opening to speed up the
process and force the injector open, then the current is reduced to a lower
level that will maintain the injector opening until the decision is made to
close the injector. See http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM1949.html for a
justification for this statement. To the common consumer, or even the most
seasoned mechanic, it's a complete "don't care"--to the design engineer,
it's a way to save power (heat) in the electronics, increasing reliability.
Granted, I only came across the information on ABS cycling by coincidence,
but I feel confident that I understand what I experienced. I'm sure that
there is more, but I don't think Yamaha is going to share their software
flow diagrams any time soon. Basically, there is a lot more going on behind
the scenes than you will EVER find in a shop manual. I think you actually
concur with this, if I interpret your response correctly. A consumer or
mechanic just doesn't need to know the gory details--they need to know that
it works, and if it doesn't, how to diagnose it and replace the "block" with
a new one that does.
> Certainly, I respect your
>experience and insight. However, my understanding of how and why a
>corporation does what it does and does not do, will not allow me to believe
>you have uncovered something such as this.
I'm curious as to what exactly it is that I've uncovered that you find so
puzzling--is it the pre-emptive "getting things ready" for ABS operation or
something else?? I guess I just find your overall response somewhat
confusing--like I've exposed something that just doesn't make sense, or that
would put Yamaha in a position to have to defend themselves for the idiotic
things they've done, or what. Please clarify.
BTW--I enjoy the banter--the list has been too quiet lately and this thread
is even GTS related (for the most part.)
Terry Baker
