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William Tasso - 30 May 2006 22:19 GMT

Greetings

Looking for a rev counter for the 110 (V8)

Any opinions on these folk/this product?

http://www.croytec.co.uk/rev_counters.htm

Prices are here: http://www.croytec.co.uk/Page_9.jpg

Does that seem sensible?

Thanks

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William Tasso

110 - V8 (white)

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Simon Oates - 30 May 2006 22:41 GMT

If you are not wedded to VDO instrumentation, www.minispares.com have 52mm
TIM tachometers at £28.13 inc VAT and 80mm ones in a pod at £30.40 inc VAT.
That's rather less than the £90 Croytec want for a VDO unit!
Simon.

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William Tasso - 31 May 2006 00:05 GMT

> If you are not wedded to VDO instrumentation, www.minispares.com have
> 52mm
> TIM tachometers at £28.13 inc VAT and 80mm ones in a pod at £30.40 inc
> VAT.
> That's rather less than the £90 Croytec want for a VDO unit!

Ahh - yes, that's much better. thanks. although I will need reassurance
that stuff for sale on a 'mini' web site is suitable for use with a V8 -
ISTR these devices pick up their input from the ignition pulses and need a
multiplier to work correctly

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William Tasso

110 - V8

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Steve - 31 May 2006 12:16 GMT

> > If you are not wedded to VDO instrumentation, www.minispares.com have
> > 52mm
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> ISTR these devices pick up their input from the ignition pulses and need a
> multiplier to work correctly

Admittedly mine is a rather ancient TIM tacho (the small face variety) but
it works with the V8 in my chariot. Yes, it picks up the pulses from
coil/distributor (LT, of course!) but it has a 3-way slide switch on the
back to enable you to select between 4, 6 or 8 cylinder engines. It was
originally fitted to an old Mk II Ford Escort (4-cylinder, of course) and
now works perfectly on twice the number of cylinders. Nothing else is
needed ..... unless of course they've changed the way they make the things
over the years.

Steve

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Richard - 31 May 2006 14:28 GMT

>> If you are not wedded to VDO instrumentation, www.minispares.com have
>> 52mm
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> ISTR these devices pick up their input from the ignition pulses and need a
> multiplier to work correctly

I have a 52mm TIM one in my V8 90. There is a switch on the back to switch
between 4,6 and 8 cyls.
If I remember correctly I got it from Halfords. About £25-£30

Richard

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Austin Shackles - 31 May 2006 18:25 GMT

>> If you are not wedded to VDO instrumentation, www.minispares.com have
>> 52mm
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>ISTR these devices pick up their input from the ignition pulses and need a
>multiplier to work correctly

generic gauges such as the TIM ones normally have a 4-6-8 switch on the
back. The one I had did, anyway.

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