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Date:         Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:37:22 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Adding Just a Tach?
Comments: To: Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <20011219161532.14550.qmail@earthlink.net>
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At 11:15 AM 12/19/2001, Tim Hannink wrote:
>I added a Sun Mini-tach to my van but have never been able to get it to
>work properly. Its seems to work fine over 3400 rpm, but pegs when the RPM
>drop below that. I connected the tach signal wire to terminal #1 of relay
>position #4 (reference Bentley Page: 97-108). Any ideas?


Did you do it b/c the regular tach quit working?  I'd suggest to get it out
of the signal circuit entirely, it may be feeding weirdness back into the
line.  Otherwise, does the Sun work in other installations?  Do you have
the +12 and ground connected properly?


d






David Beierl - Providence, RI
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