However, it sounds like your picking up a "too large" signal for want of a more technical way of describibng it. Try putting a 1 meg ohm resistor in series in the tacho wire, that will probably sort it.
Just a quicky....
I have a Vapor Digi Dash and the tacho jumps about like a demented seal in a hot bath. I have tried the signal wire direct from one of the three
coils, LT wire (V6 engine) and also wrapped around a HT lead. I've tried one wrap all the way up to about 20 wraps and it makes no difference. At
tickover which I'm guessing is about 750rpm, the tacho jumps from @ 30rpm to up to @ 2300rpm. When I brip the throttle, it often bounces off the
scale. When driving the car, the 'redline' light flashes whenever it feels like it.
Any suggestions? Do I need to sheild the signal wire to stop interference from other leccy stuff? Would one of these
http://autosportlabs.net/TachAdapter help?
Cheers folks.
Owelly.
Well, serves you right, you should have bought an Acewell, then you'd get proper sales & service backup!!
However, it sounds like your picking up a "too large" signal for want of a more technical way of describibng it. Try putting a 1 meg ohm
resistor in series in the tacho wire, that will probably sort it.
Thanks for the reply. I did look at your dash solutions but I was offered the Vapor at a price that fit my budget (and that of the PPC £999
challenge). So even though the Vapor is too small for me to see, and doesn't work too well, I had to use it!
I'll try the resistor.
Cheers, Owelly.
"So even though the Vapor is too small for me to see, and doesn't work too well, I had to use it!"
Ha Ha! brilliant! I shall inform Acewell where they are going wrong with their marketing!!!
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Originally posted by russbost
"So even though the Vapor is too small for me to see, and doesn't work too well, I had to use it!"
Ha Ha! brilliant! I shall inform Acewell where they are going wrong with their marketing!!!
Don't think I'm quite with you, it's not really meant to be paired with anything, the whole idea of a digital dash is that it
incorporates eveything in one place. I guess you could have circular water temp & oil pressure gauges to each side of it.
2856 is actually aimed at the bike market, 2859 has better suited lights for car applications.
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Originally posted by russbost
Don't think I'm quite with you, it's not really meant to be paired with anything, the whole idea of a digital dash is that it incorporates eveything in one place. I guess you could have circular water temp & oil pressure gauges to each side of it.
2856 is actually aimed at the bike market, 2859 has better suited lights for car applications.
Ah! Understand what you mean now comparing with a standard tintop dash. The only standalone tacho Acewell do is the 1100, tho' it has quite a few
other functions, but it's a rectangular gauge so certainly wouldn't help with symmetry!
The 2859 has of course already got a tacho built in, so you don't have to have any other gauges at all.