Re: [OMC-Boats] Tachometer accuracy

From: Scott Veazie <scottveazie@...>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:03:25 -0700

I just tried it with mine and didn't get any reading at all...maybe I did it wrong?

> From: jdood@...
> To: bchowk@...; omc-boats@...
> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 18:18:45 -0700
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tachometer accuracy
>
> i will if you try it first!
>
> actually sounds pretty easy. just connect it up to a automotive
> battery charger pos to pos, neg to neg, turn it on, and if the tach
> reads 2400 it's spot on -right? and what if my one of a kind
> tach starts smoking?
>
>
>
> On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:49 PM, BC Howk wrote:
>
> > Tach accuracy has come up a few times this season and I have started
> > to wonder about mine as well, feels like the tach is reading high,
> > but not wildly off...
> >
> > Anyhow I was poking around the web today and stumbled accross this
> >
> > http://www.cadvision.com/blanchas/54pontiac/tach.html
> >
> > If I recall correctly, Scott, you have an extra tach you were
> > looking to get calibrated right? Have you tried a test like this to
> > validate that it is indeed off? I may try this myself this off
> > season if my curiosity get the best of me, forcing me to remove my
> > tach from the boat.
> >
> > Curious if anyone out there has ever tried this test?
> >
> > Cheers,
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I just tried it with mine and didn't get any reading at all...maybe I did it wrong?<br><br>&gt; From: jdood@...<br>&gt; To: bchowk@....net; omc-boats@...<br>&gt; Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 18:18:45 -0700<br>&gt; Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Tachometer accuracy<br>&gt; <br>&gt; i will if you try it first!<br>&gt; <br>&gt; actually sounds pretty easy. just connect it up to a automotive <br>&gt; battery charger pos to pos, neg to neg, turn it on, and if the tach <br>&gt; reads 2400 it's spot on -right? and what if my one of a kind <br>&gt; tach starts smoking?<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:49 PM, BC Howk wrote:<br>&gt; <br>&gt; &gt; Tach accuracy has come up a few times this season and I have started <br>&gt; &gt; to wonder about mine as well, feels like the tach is reading high, <br>&gt; &gt; but not wildly off...<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Anyhow I was poking around the web today and stumbled accross this<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; http://www.cadvision.com/blanchas/54pontiac/tach.html<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; If I recall correctly, Scott, you have an extra tach you were <br>&gt; &gt; looking to get calibrated right? Have you tried a test like this to <br>&gt; &gt; validate that it is indeed off? I may try this myself this off <br>&gt; &gt; season if my curiosity get the best of me, forcing me to remove my <br>&gt; &gt; tach from the boat.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Curious if anyone out there has ever tried this test?<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Cheers,<br>&gt; &gt; B.C. _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt; OMC-Boats mailing list<br>&gt; &gt; OMC-Boats@...<br>&gt; &gt; http://lists.ultimate.com/mailman/listinfo/omc-boats<br>&gt; <br>&gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; OMC-Boats mailing list<br>&gt; OMC-Boats@...ultimate.com<br>&gt; http://lists.ultimate.com/mailman/listinfo/omc-boats<br> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/' target='_new'>Get it now.</a></body>
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