geoff. wrote:

what i liked was the fact you could open the doors and it dont cut out, it cuts out when you start the engine or after a set time which mine is 30 mins

Thanks Robbie, questions now answered.



To help others I've taken the liberty of posting Pete's explanations from that thread.

bellautos wrote:

Bell Auto Services is pleased to announce here first the launch of a brand new Fuel Burning Heater Controller, initially for the LR Disco 3 and RRS diesel model cars. Kit 1 will be available and in stock a couple of weeks after Billing show. Prototype viewable at Billing show.


Ideal for warming your engine on cold winter mornings while sat in the comfort of your house, removing the need to go outside and start your engine to defrost the car !

BAS has listened to customers requests and produced a product that will start your fuel burning heater without you having to physically start your engine.

The intelligent controller works by establishing communication with the FBH and reading its status, voltage, temperature and other details. It then issues the commands needed to start the heater and finally checks that the heater has started correctly.
If the heater fails to start then the controller will automatically clear old faults if necessary and attempt to restart a total of 3 times.

All versions are able to manually control fuel pump priming process of the heaters diesel pump if needed, which previously meant a visit to the Webasto dealership or your local LandRover dealership if you don’t have access to diagnostic tools yourself.


The Intelligent FBH Controller will be available in a number of versions:

• Kit1: Basic, press button to start, press button to stop, with built in RF controlled two channel hand held “plip” for remote start and stop also allowing capability to add your own GSM box.

• Features as standard, “start stop” plip, “start stop” via on box button, 3 times restart attempt after fail, FBH fuel pump prime via button on box.

• Kit2: Built in RF as above in Kit1 but with the added functionality of a GSM controller that gives a zero cost “dial to start” option. It also provides you with full integration via text message control for status reports and fault codes on demand. Still in development but can be sold as an upgrade to Kit1.

• Features, “dial to start” by GSM, “dial to stop” By GSM, Heater Status reports by SMS, Fault code number by SMS, a spare GND timed output which could be used to control a heated screen relay for example (2nd battery advised), Low battery heated screen switch off, Battery warning by SMS as well as the possibility of 4 phone numbers having access to control it. (SMS reports to only 1 of the numbers)

The controller is designed to start the FBH heater independently of the vehicle’s CAN bus system so you can lock and unlock the doors without it stopping the run process, It can also be wired if needed to switch off the heater when the ignition is turned on.


We are still working on the function list that Kit 2 will provide and any suggestions are welcome. One idea is to command the unit via text message to heat until a certain water temperature is reached, EG 85 deg C. Our tame programmer likes a challenge so tell us what you want and we will see if it can be implemented!


Pete

Robbie wrote:

Cutting into the loom looks a little drastic, but I guess that is a prototype issue. Is the final version going to plug directly into the FBH or have a more discrete method of installation and where did the other 2 wires terminate?

Looking forward to the launch of the final version!

Robbie

the other 2 wires are pos and neg on battery as for cutting into the loom i found that a little neater then running the green wire upto the FBH plug and have a load of spare wire showing .

as for a more discrete method of installation how discrete woukd you like it

geoff