TS Performance Not Working!
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It has to have a good connection but it still refuses to work. I used lead free .050 thick electrical rosin core solder. I'm guessing its something to do with the chip. I'll send it back tomorrow since its still under warranty.
It has to have a good connection but it still refuses to work. I used lead free .050 thick electrical rosin core solder. I'm guessing its something to do with the chip. I'll send it back tomorrow since its still under warranty.
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Tanner, I'm not sure where you bought your chip from but I'm in Houston. If you don't have anyone very near you such as in Baytown with a chip that you can try on your truck I have one on mine, TS 6 Bullydog programmed by Gearhead. Not a problem to install it on your truck in the meantime to see if mine works on your truck, make sure it is the chip.
I guess I should say if the years are compatible. Mine's an '01, '02 and up would not work. That's all I know as far as years go. Might work on a '99.
I guess I should say if the years are compatible. Mine's an '01, '02 and up would not work. That's all I know as far as years go. Might work on a '99.
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Do these connections look bad to any of you guys that have experience with this kind of stuff?
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They don't look bad but they don't look ideal either...they appear cold and stacked upon the contacts, from the picture.
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Too much solder! You want the contacts flat like they were originally. Get some fine solder wick at Radio Shack [LINK] and heat the braided copper with the soldering iron while touching the contacts to wick all of the excess off. The contact pins on your chip may be spread out from the solder pile (I'll bet the chip was difficult to insert). You can give it another try, but you may need to return the chip and hope they don't wack you for the spread pins.
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