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Re: [TR] TR4 Tach

To: pethier@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Tach
From: "Lee&John Howard" <leejohn7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 16:27:53 -0800
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References: <CAJaD1DME=7Aff+i7+brswoqH6K-+MpipA_YgLx_WC8kD3se8ug@mail.gmail.com> <1585580295.201472.1388621638770.JavaMail.root@sz0220a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
Hmmm. I'll check it out.


On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 4:13 PM, <pethier@comcast.net> wrote:

> This might be the time to have a first-rate instrument shop like APT put
> in electronic guts.
>
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lee&John Howard" <leejohn7@gmail.com>
> > To: "triumph list list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 5:59:57 PM
> > Subject: [TR] TR4 Tach
> > Strange thing.
> > My tach cable just broke off at the tip; 1/4 inch tip left inside but
> > easily extracted with magnet. I see the cable is easily replaced from
> > the
> > usual vendors, although prices vary somewhat. The strange thing is
> > that the
> > tach appears to be from a TR3-3B, RN1411/00, rather than the correct
> > RN1417/00. At least that is what it seems based on a little Ebay
> > research.
> > So, am I getting a faulty reading with my TR3 tach running on my 65
> > TR4? I
> > suppose it doesn't matter a whole lot; I've been tuning by watching
> > the
> > tach but can easily use a meter.
> > Any thoughts out there?
> > Many thanks

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