[staglinger]

Hi Guys
up date on chips been shopping this morning and all the chips in the shops round here seem to have D4 on top right hand side does that mean they are still the old chips.
could someone help here and clarifly this please .
regards ade

 

[GregK]

What type of chips do you have??

 

[staglinger]

Hi Greg
Im talking about the C8515 DPR chips.
ade

 

[GregK]

You have Rev F

........ the devil's work

You have 3 options ....
1 - Take them back and moan ....
2 - flog them on .......
3 - Upgrade with Incar-PRO

 

[staglinger]

Hi Greg
How can you tell what type they are ?
the solder chips C7008 are writed on which rev they are but the DPR chips I cant see anything on them .
ade

 

[GregK]

The latest ones have Rev G printed in the top right corner

 

[staglinger]

ok thanks
cant find any in shops with that on so are they not selling any or what ?
ade

 

[Mr Modifier]

Rev G DPR chips have been making it into the supply chain for quite a while now.

I bought 7 about 6 months ago and 9 two weeks ago - they ALL have Rev G printed on the circuit board, top right. The place I buy them has a high throughput so stock is never more than a month old.

I guess you got unlucky and picked a supplier who doesn't sell DPR chips very often and is still selling stock bought ages ago.

If your chips don;t have Rev G printed on them I would take them back for a refund if you can. If you buy from one of the popular online suppliers you are more likely to get Rev G - or find another shop that is willing to look at every chip you intend to buy.

 

[staglinger]

Ok will have a look around other shops
ade.

 

[staglinger]

Ok will have a look around other shops .
is there any one close to me who does the upgrade please?
ade.

 

[GregK]

Here is a DPR comparison; the other key observation is the capacitor (yellow blob) on the Rev G chip.
View attachment 9323

 

[mspv12]

QUOTE (GregK @ 17 Dec 2011, 16:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You have Rev F

........ the devil's work

You have 3 options ....
1 - Take them back and moan ....
2 - flog them on .......
3 - Upgrade with Incar-PRO

Should I be woried? All 6 of my first batch of chips have REV E on them The four extra chips I purchased from a local store yesterday also have REV E on them.

Does REV G only refer to chips that look like the photo above? I am guessing DPR chips are a completely different animal?

 

[GregK]

No worries

......... your chips are a different beast, they are as sweet as an Angel dancing on your tongue.

Currently, DPR chips are at Rev G, Saloon chips are at Rev E, F1 chips are Rev A and I guess the F1 DPR are also Rev A.

 

[mspv12]

You're a start Greg. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

 

[staglinger]

Hi Greg
they are caulk and cheese thanks for that simples.
ade.

 

[last person]

QUOTE (GregK @ 18 Dec 2011, 04:15) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>No worries

......... your chips are a different beast, they are as sweet as an Angel dancing on your tongue.

Currently, DPR chips are at Rev G, Saloon chips are at Rev E, F1 chips are Rev A and I guess the F1 DPR are also Rev A.
Hi Guys,
Just wanted to see if this info was still correct.
I bought a non DPR F1 chip yesterday from my local hobby store in the midwest, I doubt they do a high volume of sales. The chip is marked Rev B. Did these just come out in the last month?

 

[GregK]

Hi Last Person,

Welcome to theForum .......

It certainly sounds as though a newer version has been released ......... can you provide us with a photo showing the markings??

All the best - Greg

 

[last person]

Hi Greg,
Here is a picture of the chip (sorry if it is too large for forum rules). I don't have a macro lens or anything, so this is about as good as I can get.

I've chipped a few cars in the last week or so since Christmas, but all with saloon chips, so I don't have another one to compare this with, to see if there are any component changes or just FW.

Thanks for the welcome,
Alex

 

[Ade]

hi
it would appear that the orange capacitor idea has been borrowed from the dpr chips.

 

[GregK]

Hi Alex,

Thanks for the picture. I've just checked through some of my chips and it would appear that the RevB F1 chip has been with us for some time.
View attachment 9413
RevA on left and RevB on right.

It would also seem that the component layout remains the same. The PCB is slightly altered and component wise, the only difference that I can spot is on the other side: the diodes are marked MCC FS1A as opposed to FA 1A. They may possibly be a better rating or just from another manufacturer, we will need some of RichG or Rikorockets calibre to tell us.

So there we have it the F1 boards are at RevB