Problems with APR chips?
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Problems with APR chips?
Hi,
I am waiting for the local APR shop here in Northern Virginia to get a chip in for my 2002 225C. They tell me there have been problems with several recent APR chips they have installed, and they are waiting for APR to send them fully tested, "known good" chips before installing another one.
Anyone heard more about this problem with APR products? I'm a little wary now of a company with quality control in its production facility that poor. How does it work? While APR develops the software for ECU chip, I assume they farm out the chip manufacture to a custom chip fab. Is that where the problem lies?
Thanks,
Neuromancer
I am waiting for the local APR shop here in Northern Virginia to get a chip in for my 2002 225C. They tell me there have been problems with several recent APR chips they have installed, and they are waiting for APR to send them fully tested, "known good" chips before installing another one.
Anyone heard more about this problem with APR products? I'm a little wary now of a company with quality control in its production facility that poor. How does it work? While APR develops the software for ECU chip, I assume they farm out the chip manufacture to a custom chip fab. Is that where the problem lies?
Thanks,
Neuromancer
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I have heard that there have been some bad "chips" and it is related to the physical chip not the
programming. APR does not supply "programmed" chips to it's dealers - it supplies blank chips and the programming tool/cable. When a distributor gets an order, they simply connect to APR's site and download the right program(s) onto the chip. Since all APR chips are EMCS - they have a special board which the chip sits on. I believe they had some problems with those boards.
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