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My dumb question of the month SteveB 04-29-2008
Posted by SteveB on April 29, 2008, 6:15 am
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I need an hour meter and a low RPM tach for my SA 200 welder. The operating
range for the tach would be 2500 rpm max. I have gotten two rpms so far,
1550 and 2300. The hour meter just has to be reliable, and probably won't
see five hundred hours a month.

I am assuming these would be simple wiring with some crimp terminals.

Are these Napa parts? Are Auto Zone, Checker acceptable substitutes.
Personally, I don't like buying a lot from AZ or Checker except fluids. Is
there a supplier that has these for reasonable prices, perhaps a digital
that would have all in one? Any decent brands without spending a Franklin?

Steve



Posted by Pete Snell on April 29, 2008, 8:30 am
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SteveB wrote:
> I need an hour meter and a low RPM tach for my SA 200 welder. The operating
> range for the tach would be 2500 rpm max. I have gotten two rpms so far,
> 1550 and 2300. The hour meter just has to be reliable, and probably won't
> see five hundred hours a month.
>
>

<http://www.tinytach.com/tinytach/index.php>

Pete


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Posted by Pete C. on April 29, 2008, 9:07 am
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SteveB wrote:
>
> I need an hour meter and a low RPM tach for my SA 200 welder. The operating
> range for the tach would be 2500 rpm max. I have gotten two rpms so far,
> 1550 and 2300. The hour meter just has to be reliable, and probably won't
> see five hundred hours a month.
>
> I am assuming these would be simple wiring with some crimp terminals.
>
> Are these Napa parts? Are Auto Zone, Checker acceptable substitutes.
> Personally, I don't like buying a lot from AZ or Checker except fluids. Is
> there a supplier that has these for reasonable prices, perhaps a digital
> that would have all in one? Any decent brands without spending a Franklin?
>
> Steve

A few good options here:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/NTESearch?storeId=6970&N=0&Ntk=All&Ntt=tachometer&Nty=1&D=tachometer&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchallpartial

Unwrap the link as needed of just search for tachometer from the home
page. Stick on LCD tach and hour meter, even a mag pickup version for
diesel or electric stuff.

Posted by BillM on April 29, 2008, 9:55 am
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>I need an hour meter and a low RPM tach for my
>SA 200 welder. The operating range for the
>tach would be 2500 rpm max. I have gotten two
>rpms so far, 1550 and 2300. The hour meter
>just has to be reliable, and probably won't see
>five hundred hours a month.
>
+1 on the Tinytach. Easy installation--one
ground wire and a sensor wire wrapped
around a plug wire. Be sure you understand how
your engine fires so you can get the correct
model.

Just curious---if you take weekends off 500
hours a month works out to around 25 hours
a day. How do you do that? I've been trying
for years and haven't figured it out yet.

Bill



Posted by ED on April 29, 2008, 11:50 am
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wrote:

>
>>I need an hour meter and a low RPM tach for my
>>SA 200 welder. The operating range for the
>>tach would be 2500 rpm max. I have gotten two
>>rpms so far, 1550 and 2300. The hour meter
>>just has to be reliable, and probably won't see
>>five hundred hours a month.
>>
>+1 on the Tinytach. Easy installation--one
>ground wire and a sensor wire wrapped
>around a plug wire. Be sure you understand how
>your engine fires so you can get the correct
>model.
>
>Just curious---if you take weekends off 500
>hours a month works out to around 25 hours
>a day. How do you do that? I've been trying
>for years and haven't figured it out yet.
>
>Bill
>
They're in dog hours :-) ED

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