Tom:
Kudos to you and all the other guys who worked on this over the last 3
years. I'm REALLY grateful for the "let's find a solution" attitude
that keeps showing up on this list. You guys are all really great!
I'm looking forward to having a tach that doesn't gain 1000 rpm
everytime the car warms up.
Oh, by the way, Tom. I saw the pictures of your shop. I think I've got
"lathe envy" :-)
Best Regards
David Sosna
Tom Hall wrote:
> At 05:48 PM 1/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>I'm finally going to do something about the nonfunctioning (almost) tach on
>>my Tiger. Has anyone found a reasonably priced tach that resembles the
>>original tach and fits in the same hole? I don't have much interest in trying
>>to have the original one rebuilt, partly because of the mixed results that
>>have been reported. I would like to keep in the 6-7K rpm range if possible.
>>Anyone done this?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
> Gee Bob! How'd you like an OEM Tachometer that looked like the rest of
> your instruments and worked accurately with any ignition system. Well,
> believe it or not, it will soon be available. Since SUNI III, a group of
> us has been working on the problem of curing all the ill's that the OEM
> Tach has after 35 years.
>
> We've developed a replacement (PCB) board that has modern electronics that
> fits into the original case without removing the old electronic boards. We
> just finished testing it with all the ignition systems we could find. From
> points and Pertronics to MSD and Jacobs multi spark electronic
> units. There are only a few prototypes running in the field right now, but
> we plan to have a production run available in the next month or so. This
> project has taken over three years, so be patient just a little longer.
>
> I am going to handle things in the pacific area and Theo Smit
> <theo.smit@dynastream.com> will be working from the central Canada
> area. We are finalizing the price list at the present time and should have
> bare boards, component boards, electronics installation and calibration
> available soon.
>
> Were only going to be able to upgrade instruments that have a working
> meter, so if it's been underwater, rusty, or smashed with a hammer, we
> won't be able to do you much good. The board will work on 5,000 RPM Tiger
> units and 7,000 RPM Alpine units. We don't have much of a supply of 7K
> Alpine Tachs available but if you can find one, we can calibrate it to work
> in your Tiger to get the RPM range you need. The new board will also work
> for Alpines and V-6 installations. It will also work for several other
> LBC's with common instruments, but that's another subject.
>
> I'm leaving next weekend for a vacation and as soon as I get back, we
> should just about be ready to crank up this operation.
>
> Tom Hall
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