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| Idea for tachometer; Small engine tachometer | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 24 2013, 01:52 PM (461 Views) | |
| Tinker1980 | May 24 2013, 01:52 PM Post #1 |
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Dad has one of these on his mud motor. http://tinytach.com/gasoline.php It's a tachometer that uses a wire wrapped around the spark plug wire to get the engine RPM. So it wouldn't matter if you were using it on a 1 cylinder, 3 cylinder, or 16 cylinder. |
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| shaft | May 24 2013, 03:14 PM Post #2 |
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It actually matters. I bought one "custom made" for a 3 cylinder -- I talked to the technician over the phone to make sure he knows it for a 3 cylinder. He did something special (don't remember exactly) to isolate the noise from the other 2 cylinders. When I installed it was very jumpy and a 2-3 second delay. Not useful at all. Works good with my single cylinder tractors though. I returned it and got a full refund. Edited by shaft, May 25 2013, 11:12 AM.
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| JellyBeanDriver | May 24 2013, 07:54 PM Post #3 |
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I have one of these on my generator |
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| Tinker1980 | May 25 2013, 12:47 AM Post #4 |
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I need to ask my brother about the Vapor guage he has on his DR650 then - It's a guage for motorcycles, and I think it can be set for a three banger (Like a Triumph) |
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