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2gv2purchase [2010/10/25 13:09]
twdorris
2gv2purchase [2011/01/03 06:52]
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 ====== Buying a 2G V2 DSMLink package ====== ====== Buying a 2G V2 DSMLink package ======
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 +===== 2G V2 OBD2 adapter =====
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 We're getting more and more of these lately, so I've decided to clarify the issue here. We're getting more and more of these lately, so I've decided to clarify the issue here.
  
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 We tried to document this in multiple places, including right on our home page.  But people are still getting duped. ​ __Please__ do not buy a 2G V2 DSMLink package without confirming that you will receive the required 2G V2 OBD2 adapter as well. We tried to document this in multiple places, including right on our home page.  But people are still getting duped. ​ __Please__ do not buy a 2G V2 DSMLink package without confirming that you will receive the required 2G V2 OBD2 adapter as well.
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 +===== Example chips =====
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 +The first step in identifying our packages is to look at the chip.  The image below lists three slight variations of the chip labels we've produced here.
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 +{{http://​www.ecmtuning.com/​images/​forums/​chips.gif|Chips}}
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 +Of course, since these chip labels are so easily duplicated, just checking against this isn't sufficient. ​ But for sure if someone supplies you with a picture of the package they'​re selling and the chip just has a handwritten note of some sort on it, you can bet it's not ours.
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 +From the picture above, the four digit numbers, 1307, 2307, and 3307, are what we refer to as the "chip ID" or "​serial number"​. ​ If we ask that you provide us with the chip ID or serial number, those are the numbers we need.  The other numbers on the first two, older versions, of the chip label were used to indicate battery reset default configuration values.  ​
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 +==== Counterfeit examples ====
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 +Below is a collection of a few of the **counterfeit** adapters and chips we have seen come through here in the past.  ​
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 +{{http://​www.ecmtuning.com/​images/​forums/​counterfeit-20071101.gif|Counterfeit adapter}}
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 +Obviously the red end piece and the handwritten paper label on this package are clearly different from those that we produced.
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 +{{http://​www.ecmtuning.com/​images/​forums/​counterfeit-20071102.gif|Counterfeit adapter}}
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 +A bit harder to identify without opening the case, but this adapter is actually longer than ours, has a different DB9 connector and clearly different internal components. ​ Our adapter boards are all surface mount IC components, a much better choice for use in a noisy car environment than the through-hole components shown on this copy.
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 +{{http://​www.ecmtuning.com/​images/​forums/​boguschips.gif|Counterfeit chips}}
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 +More counterfeit chips. ​ These guys can't even remember to put the label on the same way.  Lame.
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