[TR] TR4 Tach

[pethier at comcast.net]

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 at gmail.com>
> To: "triumph list list" <triumphs at 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