owelly
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 10:45 AM |
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Digi dash tacho probs.
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.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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russbost
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 01:43 PM |
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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.
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
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owelly
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| posted on 18/11/11 at 01:55 PM |
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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.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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russbost
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 05:53 PM |
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"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!!!
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 06:14 PM |
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quote:
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!!!
Do they have something to pair with a 2856 Digital Dash for simitry in a car?
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russbost
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 08:07 PM |
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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.
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 08:52 PM |
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quote:
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.
On a car you tend to have one large dial slightly above and to eatch side of the stearing wheel I can see that the 2859 can do al lmost evry thing my
exsisting gauges do but i'm left with a lopsided looking dashboard do that make a large tack to pair with the exsisting gauge?
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russbost
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 10:00 PM |
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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.
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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