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FW: Tachometer Wiring

To: Alpines <alpines@autox.team.net>
Subject: FW: Tachometer Wiring
From: "T. J. Higgins " <tjhiggin@mail.hiwaay.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 15:18:08 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Rice [mailto:Comanderbob@Comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 9:45 PM
> Subject: Tachometer Wiring
> 
> 
> I have a series V Alpine I'm restoring.  I'm wiring from the wiring diagram,
> but not using a wiring harness.  I just go to the tachometer where one wire
> clearly goes from the spade connector (Lucar connector) to instrument power,
> The other wire appears to simply loop around the small treaded stud and is
> secured in place with a clamp that is screwed onto the small (4-40 thread)
> stud.  One end of the loop appears to go to the ballast resistor, and the
> other end goes to the ignition switch (on position) Can someone verify this
> is correct because it doesn't seem to follow the same scheme as a Series IV
> tachometer.  I'm assuming it gets a signal from the field on the outside of
> the wire which seems unusual.  
> 
> Bob 





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