Further to my last email, I forgot to mention that the electronic hour meters don't slow down at low revs like the mechanical VDO one does. If you do a lot of taxying this can add up considerably. It is best to install a seperate hour meter which is connected to an air switch on the ASI line. regards Rob
Rob Thompson 0429 493 828 On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 8:35 AM Rob Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Consider buying an electric tacho designed for a diesel engine. Very cheap > from boating shops. > They connect to the alternator terminal which will be labeled P T S or W > depending on the brand. Bosch is W. > If your alternator does not have one of these terminals you need to remove > the back plastic cover of the alternator and solder a wire onto one of the > phases on the winding side of the diodes. > > regards > Rob > > Rob Thompson > 0429 493 828 > > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 3:08 AM Kurt Redinbaugh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> All >> The hour meter built into the tach on my ship #3660 has quit working. I >> have sent the tach to VDO here in the New World and they say it cannot be >> repaired due to it's age. Has anyone out there 1) a source for repair, 2) a >> suitable replacement, 3) a used trach I could purchase or 4) an >> alternative hour meter arrangement. >> Your help would be much appreciated. >> I am presently not able to fly due to the severe smoke in the Reno area >> so the timing is right to get this situation handled. >> Many Thanks >> Kurt >> >
