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Rev counter

Posted:
Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:37 pm
by n17_dub
Another topic lol, I've got a seperate rev counter which has a blue flashing light that flashes for gear change, my problem is I can't figure out where I could tap this green wire to (pictured below) is there another topic for this cause i've searched or could you point me into the right direction

thank you


Posted:
Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:04 pm
by teal_dx
did it come with instructions? I know some tachometers have 'pills' that you can put in to set the shift light to a certain rpm.

Posted:
Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:33 pm
by suspendedHatch
The color of the wire doesn't tell us anything. We need to know if it's for tach signal, power, illumination, or ground.
By the way it's not a "rev counter" it's a tachometer.

Posted:
Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:31 pm
by n17_dub
Sorry lol, but this kind of thing doesn't suit me i'm trying to learn as I go, How would I find out what it is? Just use a volt meter, There was no instruction manual that came with it, it was in my old car that I wrote off and it was all wired up before, I didn't do the conversion so I never saw where it came from


Posted:
Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:56 pm
by RevinEK
every tach that ive seen the tach signal is the green wire, green goes to the blue wire behind ur cluster, red and yellow is power (switched 12v) white wire is ur ground, hope that helps and that it works out.

Posted:
Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:57 am
by boosted94
Red should be from a key on source and when possible take the white/(in your case)yellow to a dash light, that way your tach light will dim with the rest.
Neither have i seen a tach that the green wire was not tach signal.tap into blue wire behind cluster.

Posted:
Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:24 am
by Faded_Milano
suspendedHatch wrote:By the way it's not a "rev counter" it's a tachometer.
Give him a break. Let them have their "Windscreens", "Wings", "Bonnets", "Boots", "Boot lids", "Gearboxes", "Aluminium", and "Rev counters"

Posted:
Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:18 pm
by suspendedHatch
Faded_Milano wrote:Give him a break. Let them have their "Windscreens", "Wings", "Bonnets", "Boots", "Boot lids", "Gearboxes", "Aluminium", and "Rev counters"
Oh, do they really call it that? I heard everything else in your list but I chalked up "rev counter" to nooby-ness. My bad.
Don't forget "tarmac". I used to watch WRC and I was like "What's that? Are they talking about the airport?"
And "mags".

Posted:
Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:30 pm
by jamie gings
im wiring a tachometer myself, and there is a green wire which is for tach signal where does this go, is it a blue wire behind the dash clocks or a blue wire in the engine?????

Posted:
Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:31 pm
by jamie gings
im wiring a tachometer myself, and there is a green wire which is for tach signal where does this go, is it a blue wire behind the dash clocks or a blue wire in the engine?????