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Old 10-10-2008, 04:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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cheeeeeap tachometer - harbor freight - $20

sure its garbage, but better than a dummy light.

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Old 10-10-2008, 06:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Yea and the $15 vac gauge dont sound too bad either.
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Old 10-11-2008, 12:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 10-13-2008, 05:43 AM   #4 (permalink)
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now if they only had a cheap electric speedo I could ditch the cable driven one...just need to find one that matches my signal output, or converts it.
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Old 10-16-2008, 12:13 AM   #5 (permalink)
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for $20 this worked great, but i damaged my speedo in pursuit of installation. The tach is decent though.
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Old 10-16-2008, 12:14 AM   #6 (permalink)
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now if they only had a cheap electric speedo I could ditch the cable driven one...just need to find one that matches my signal output, or converts it.

electronic bike speedo that uses a hall effect gate?
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:07 AM   #7 (permalink)
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the trans has an electric output on the speedo gear, I just need to find out what pulse it runs at, and match it to an electric speedo. I'm a fan of the analog gauge, even though the led display would be easier to implement. I have several EE friends, I'll sit down with one of them and see what we can build to convert the gear signal to what a commercially available gauge (like autometer) would require.
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Old 10-16-2008, 09:42 AM   #8 (permalink)
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How does this tach know what your engine rpm is? I would like to have a simple tach around the garage that could maybe use an inductive pickup from a plug wire so I can check things like the lawnmower or my moped engine or car engine from in the engine bay.
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Old 10-16-2008, 04:51 PM   #9 (permalink)
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The tach from Harbor Frt is only for 4, 6, or 8 cyl motors. If you have an O' Riellys around you can get a iEquus tach that uses an inductive pick up wire that is clamped to the coil wire. Just had one put on my 3 cyl Geo Metro yesterday. The cast here was under $75 with tax for a white faed one that has various color bulb covers to change the lighting color at night. Part # 8068 was mine...it was the lowest cost one that would work with 1-12 cylinders.
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Old 11-07-2008, 06:45 PM   #10 (permalink)
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It looks like the one you linked to is Discontinued.

I switched to GPS for my speedometer a few years ago when the old speedo died in my VW van. It was cheaper than a replacement speedo.
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Old 11-08-2008, 11:38 AM   #11 (permalink)
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It looks like the one you linked to is Discontinued.

I switched to GPS for my speedometer a few years ago when the old speedo died in my VW van. It was cheaper than a replacement speedo.
harbor freight buys a lot of liquidations, stuff dont last forever.

call your local group and ask for stock, they may have it at a retail location.

btw, i didnt have the option with GPS, i get an engine code in my Geo when the friggin speedo cable breaks.
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