by RossB on Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:36 am
There is a link on the M800 Plug-In adaptor that needs to be joined to use this as a switched input. The link you need to join will depend on the adaptor board being used. Assuming that this is an EVO9 you will need to join Link 12 to use AT5 for your multi config. Then you can wire Pin 65 to earth via a switch.
There is no need to sacrifice the air conditioning to do this. The Evo has 2 ECU inputs for Air Con Request. One is a direct input from the Air Con switch (Pin 83/AT4 on the EVO89 adaptor) the other is an input that comes via the air conditioning gas pressure switch (Pin 65/AT5 on the EVO89 adaptor). Both will work as an Air Con request but the one on AT4 will only allow an Air Con request if there is gas in the A/C system, if the system becomes de-pressurised the A/C compressor will not be turned on. This is the input I would recommend using for the A/C, leaving the other one free for your Multi-Config set up. The link must be joined for this to work.
This is the same on Evo 7 and 8 but the pin and link numbers will vary for different adaptor boards.