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Subject: TR6 Speedo
From: Richard Smith <richard@mole.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 14:21:04 -0600
Bob Lang writes:

>The TR6 speedo is rather simple. There is a little impeller
>that spins due to cable movement. The impeller "blows" on the
>back-side of the indicator needle and the needle deflects as a
>function of how fast the cable is spinning.

It's actually a magnet spinning on the end of the cable, which drags a disc
attached to the needle around against a light spring pressure.

Richard Smith
R.G. Smith Automobile Engineering - Triumph & Alvis specialist
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