Tiny Tach 2 A

[Sea Rider]

Was wondering if any of you guys have installed a TT wrapping main black cable direct 3-4 turns on plug cable as opposed to wrapping red cable pick up same amount of turns. Red cable tends to break next to splitter connector when wrapping, unwrapping constantly. Hardline tachs don't need a pick up cable as the main wire is the pick up cable, just wrap 3-4 turns secure end and that's it. Assume TT will read properly too if red cable is cut ?

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[tomhath]

Re: Tiny Tach 2 A

Was wondering if any of you guys have installed a TT wrapping main black cable direct 3-4 turns on plug cable as opposed to wrapping red cable pick up same amount of turns

Red wire is solid copper core, black is coaxial cable. I doubt coax would pick up the signal properly. It might be better to permanently wrap an extension to plug wire and splice with a twist on nut to the red as needed.

 

[Sea Rider]

Re: Tiny Tach 2 A

Tomarrow will test wrapping exiting TT coax cable to plug cable, the red cable will be properly shielded as not to pick any surrounding signal. Hope to see idle readings if happens to work as expected ?

Happy Boating

 

[Sea Rider]

Re: Tiny Tach 2 A

And the answer is : Absolutely Not, needs the red pick up cable to work, but reads well without grounding if ground contact ever breaks due to engine vibration. Will stick with a Hardline hour tach for shop purposes.

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