Scott,
This may be the posting you are referring to:
>Jim,
>I think your ticket is the 8,000 rpm Cobra tach. They're available from XKs
>Unlimited for around $140 as I recall. I've had one for about two years now
>and love it. It's very accurate and steady. It's a Smiths unit and looks
>right at home on your dash with the other Jaeger/Smiths gauges. I painted
>the white indicator needle orange to match the other gauges. It takes a
>pretty high timing voltage to drive it, but I think you can make it work
>with a Pertronics. Maybe someone else on the List has already done this
>particular installation. I'm using mechanical points and an MSD-6 with mine.
>You can visit the XKs Unlimited Web site at:
>http://www.xks.com/smiths.htm
>or you can reach them at:
>XKs UNLIMITED
>850 Fiero Lane
>Phone, International: (805) 544-7864
>Phone, U.S.: (800) 444-5247 (JAGS)
>Fax: (805) 544-1664
>E-Mail: xksunltd@aol.com
>Good luck,
>Bob
>
>At 10:47 PM 8/2/99 -0500, James E. Pickard wrote:
> >My tach is wildly optimistic and waves all over the place when I engage
> >the clutch on upshifts. I called Mo-Ma today and had a long conversion
> >with Margaret. I planned on having my tach rebuilt with an 8000 rpm
> >face, but Margaret is concerned it won't work right with the Pertronics
> >ignition. All I want is an accurate, steady tach that looks sort of
> >original. Cost isn't a major issue. Hate to give up the Pertronics,
> >because the car runs so well with it, but if it is the problem, I'll get
> >rid of it. I'm not sure the tach worked any better before I installed
> >the Pertronics. What kinds of set-up are you guys using that work?
> >Suggestions please!
> >
> >Jim Pickard
> >B9473298
At 10:29 PM 8/6/99 -0400, charles paul wrote:
>Hello fellow listers:
>My apologies to all of you before I write this post, because it has been
>discussed before. I have a 289 with a Mallory electronic ignition. My
>original tach sends out readings that aren't even close. Often, it reads
>decreasing rpms when accelerating. Someone posted a tach that could be
>purchased which would cure this problem (work with the electronic ignition)
>and match the current "Smiths" dashboard. Would you please repost that
>tach??
>Scott
>B9471989
Robert L. Palmer
UCSD, Dept. of AMES
619-822-1037 (o)
760-599-9927 (h)
rpalmer@ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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