Wanted. Old laptop

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Wanted. Old laptop

Postby kenton » Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:25 am

Hi all,
Just on the offchance does anyone have an old working laptop with a serial port they no longer need. I'm after one to set up an Emerald ecu.
Many thanks
k

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Re: Wanted. Old laptop

Postby ChrisL » Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:58 am

Hi K,

Have you tried an RS232 (serial) to USB cable? You need to be careful where you get it from as some won't work. I got mine from trigger wheels. I'd imagine Emerald will sell them too.
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Re: Wanted. Old laptop

Postby kenton » Thu Dec 05, 2019 1:12 pm

Thanks Chris, yes that would be an option if I had a laptop however I still use a desktop and I'm not going to relocate it to the garage.
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Re: Wanted. Old laptop

Postby ChrisL » Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:46 pm

Ahh in that case get yourself an old Thinkpad from eBay. That's what I'm using only cost about £40 and I don't care if it gets damaged. You can also get a 12v power supply so you can have it powered in car. Useful for tuning on the go. It's what I was using on the Mega Tour.
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