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| BiG bOgGs |
 Jan 17 2008, 05:56 AM
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The Bogus One  Group: Members Posts: 452 Joined: 25-September 04 From: Ft. Myers, FL 33967 Member No.: 2,829 Region Association: South East States  |
Yesterday while on the way to and from work my tach needle started to wiggle upwards from its usual reading of about 3400 rpm. Until yesterday I had no problems at all.
On the way home I noticed that if I was under moderate acceleration or deceleration the tach read steady. When I was cruising at a constant speed is when the wiggling would start. Any suggestions on how to track down the problem and fix it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Jim |
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| Spoke |
Jan 17 2008, 03:04 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,193 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Sorry, don't have any 2000uF caps. Just a few 3300uF ones but I would not use them again. Radio Shack has 2200uF caps. Voltage rating for the tach is low so a cap with greater than 10V is ok. Maybe Fry's or other electronic component shop.
Since caps this big are electrolytic and are polarized, you will have to test the tach with the face off to determine which side of the winding is positive. Maybe someone knows off-hand which side is pos and which is neg. If you like a solid tach this little addition will knock your socks off and put a smile on your face. |
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BiG bOgGs Tachometer wiggle Jan 17 2008, 05:56 AM
Spoke The tach has very little dampening of its needle a... Jan 17 2008, 07:45 AM Brando Hey spoke, do you happen to have a 2000uF capacito... Jan 17 2008, 02:47 PM Gint Cool. Will it cure the wild 1-1.5k swings? Jan 17 2008, 07:07 PM Spoke Yep, no overshoots. Back in the day everything was... Jan 17 2008, 08:23 PM BiG bOgGs Thanks for the replies.
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