[Farmall] Tachometer

[Robert L. Holtzer]

I haven't seen it operate, John.  It had an LCD screen.  Whether or not 
some conversion factor would be needed I don't know.  Maybe a prop could be 
mounted on the end of the crank (just kidding!!!).  I'll have to take 
another look at the device.  My interest was in the RPM range and price.

Bob Holtzer

At 07:47 AM 12/20/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>I've been looking for something similar, but everything I've found ran in 
>the $75 to $150 range.  Does it give a reading of the number of times the 
>prop blade passes, or is their a scale that changes the counts to 
>rpm.  might have to do a little calculation to get rpm from a tractor engine.
>
>Robert L. Holtzer wrote:
>>  From time to time there has been discussion of setting engine idle, 
>> etc.  Recently in a model airplane shop I saw a $25 tachometer that had 
>> an RPM range of 0 to 30,000.  It detected RPM from the propeller -- 
>> apparently something akin to a strobe.  It would probably work off a 
>> painted mark on a crank pulley.
>>Anyone have any experience with this type of equipment?
>>Bob Holtzer
>>
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