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captainron1(at)cox.net
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:44 am Post subject: Micro Tach

I have been working on a project restoring an Ultrlight that has a Cuyuna 430 motor on it. It has a micro Tach that is not displaying because one of the leads a red one is snapped clean off. There is plenty of wire left though. I am loath to screw around with the wires on that motor as I got it to run and its running good and strong. All I want to know is where in the maze of wires am I supposed to hook up the red Micro Tach wire lead to get an RPM reading. I don't know if I really care all that much about the RPM ( I really couldn't give a rats ass ) but since I attached it to the post I wouldn't mind getting some display even if its just a doggie chasing his tail. I may need to go and test fly that rickety contraption in the next few days, any pictures would be real good.

Thanks

Ron (at) KFHU

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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:18 am Post subject: Micro Tach

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 he Tiny-Tach™ meter can be mounted in the desired location using either sheet metal screws or by using double sided tape. For best results when using tape, be sure to clean off any dirt, grease and oil from the desired mounting location using a suitable solvent such as denatured alcohol. 

Find a suitable route to run the pick-up wire to the spark plug wire. It is not critical how the wire is routed. It can be put into existing wire harnesses or wrapped around and taped to metal supports. Caution: Keep wire clear of extremely hot engine parts such as the muffler, etc. Wire damage (cuts or burns) will cause the wire to short and your Tiny-Tach™	 will stop working. Wire damage is not under warranty. 

The red wire should be wrapped around a section of the spark plug wire using 3-4 turns. Please be certain you do not wrap the red wire too close to the spark plug that engine vibration will allow it to come into direct contact with the metal portion of the spark plug. Most engines have a spark plug cap and will prevent this from happening. After the connections are made, any excess wire can be coiled up and taped to a convenient area. 

 Rick

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Ron  (at)  KFHU <captainron1(at)cox.net (captainron1(at)cox.net)> wrote:

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 I have been working on a project restoring an Ultrlight that has a Cuyuna 430 motor on it. It has a micro Tach that is not displaying because one of the leads a red one is snapped clean off. There is plenty of wire left though. I am loath to screw around with the wires on that motor as I got it to run and its running good and strong. All I want to know is where in the maze of wires am I supposed to hook up the red Micro Tach wire lead to get an RPM reading. I don't know if I really care all that much about the RPM ( I really couldn't give a rats ass ) but since I attached it to the post I wouldn't mind getting some display even if its just a doggie chasing his tail. I may need to go and test fly that rickety contraption in the next few days, any pictures would be real good.

  Thanks

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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:47 pm Post subject: Micro Tach

Thank you very much. 



I'll coil it tomorrow around the lead, and see if it works. 

I'll also Google for the site.



Ron (at) KFHU

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 	  Quote: 	
		  From the Tiny tach web site:


	


he Tiny-Tachâ„¢ meter can be mounted in the desired location using either

sheet metal screws or by using double sided tape. For best results when

using tape, be sure to clean off any dirt, grease and oil from the desired

mounting location using a suitable solvent such as denatured alcohol.



Find a suitable route to run the pick-up wire to the spark plug wire. It is

not critical how the wire is routed. It can be put into existing wire

harnesses or wrapped around and taped to metal supports.* Caution: Keep wire

clear of extremely hot engine parts such as the muffler, etc. Wire damage

(cuts or burns) will cause the wire to short and your Tiny-Tachâ„¢ will stop

working. Wire damage is not under warranty.*



*The red wire should be wrapped around a section of the spark plug wire

using 3-4 turns.* Please be certain you do not wrap the red wire too close

to the spark plug that engine vibration will allow it to come into direct

contact with the metal portion of the spark plug. Most engines have a spark

plug cap and will prevent this from happening. After the connections are

made, any excess wire can be coiled up and taped to a convenient area.

Rick



On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Ron (at) KFHU <captainron1(at)cox.net> wrote:



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 I have been working on a project restoring an Ultrlight that has a Cuyuna

 430 motor on it. It has a micro Tach that is not displaying because one of

 the leads a red one is snapped clean off. There is plenty of wire left

 though. I am loath to screw around with the wires on that motor as I got it

 to run and its running good and strong. All I want to know is where in the

 maze of wires am I supposed to hook up the red Micro Tach wire lead to get

 an RPM reading. I don't know if I really care all that much about the RPM (

 I really couldn't give a rats ass ) but since I attached it to the post I

 wouldn't mind getting some display even if its just a doggie chasing his

 tail. I may need to go and test fly that rickety contraption in the next few

 days, any pictures would be real good.

 Thanks

 Ron (at) KFHU



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