jonathanlawley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:32 am… would you (or someone else) be able to explain why the DSC should be better than the MAX based one, im just curious.
No single conditioner circuit is "better" for everything. In many cases, the MAX chips are too "smart" and have trouble reading certain profiles and sensor signals. Conversely, the DSC and similar conditioners are not smart enough to detect damaged teeth or wobbly mounting, but are not tricked by certain sensors and tooth profiles that confuse MAX chips. So, it depends on the wheel, tooth shapes, gap sizes, sensor response, and several other factors as to which may work "better" on a given setup.
Unfortunately, there is no rules list that can be made to guide users, except that damage, wobble, large gaps, etc, would push you towards one or another. The only other guideline I can offer, is that a good and solid system, without physical defects or excessive noise (a defect also), should be usable with either type initially. But in-theory, no smart functions should then be needed.
Whether it can work or not then generally lies in if the "smart" functions that are not needed actually hurt. The general suggestion then, is to start simpler, and only use smart stuff if you need smart stuff for known issues.
An example is the MS series, which used differential circuits in some ways similar to the DSC for many years. The setups that it could not handle were fairly rare. However, adoption of "smart" chips was made by some, as smart must be better, right? In some ways yes, but others, no. The DSC was developed
after the MAX was in-use, in order to answer some of the MAX's failures to read properly. It is better IMO to look at different conditioner options as options, not one better than another in any general sense.
jonathanlawley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:32 amAlso should the MAX based conditioner's LEDs be flashing while cranking like the DSC does?
Versions of the MAX conditioner with diagnostic LEDs, such as the MiniMAX-A2, should flash on cranking if it is processing a good signal output (result). The flashing is a representation of what is actually being sent to Speeduino. Note the signal is inverted by the MAX, and so the flashing is also inverted. Still, if it's flashing, then it is outputting whatever sensor signal it interprets (right or wrong) to Speeduino.