I recently rebuilt some old tachs I had and replaced a few of these
components. I bought some of the parts at a local Radio Shack and could look
up the catalog numbers if you want.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Gregg" <viber@onix.net>
To: "Alpines" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: Tach problem
> Patrick,
> That's the problem I'm trying to fix with my tach. As it warms up, it
seems
> to read double (or more) the actual rpm. I read a past posting to the list
> that detailed how to open the tach and check everything out. Evidently,
the
> black capacitors usually come apart, and there is a round resistor that
may
> be cracked. There is also a POT resistor that you can adjust for some
> accuracy. The tach's are notoriously inaccurate, so don't expect too much.
> This is what I was told, hope it helps.
> - Andrew Gregg
> viber@onix.net
> 1964 Series IV
>
> PS - If you can make out the specs on your black capacitor, please let me
> know. Thanks.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick" <pLaske@bigfoot.com>
> To: "Sunbeam Alpines" <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 7:26 PM
> Subject: Tach problem
>
>
> > My tach on a Series V seems to run really high. I haven't put another
> tach
> > on the motor yet but my tach shows about 3200 rpm and I'm sure it's
idling
> a
> > lot lower than that... although the idle is high. Would this be related
> to
> > the capacitor problem that someone mentioned earlier or would something
> else
> > be causing this?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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