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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 02:08 AM
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Where can I find the frequency specifications for my tachometer?

I am trying to calibrate my tachometer with some test equipment I have available but I need to know at what frequency each RPM should read. Where can I find these specifications?
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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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Re: Where can I find the frequency specifications for my tachometer?

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...meter-fix.html read this.
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 01:14 PM
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Re: Where can I find the frequency specifications for my tachometer?

This doesn't help.... I need to know the frequency specs
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 02:06 PM
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Re: Where can I find the frequency specifications for my tachometer?

Originally Posted by barlowjohn2081
This doesn't help.... I need to know the frequency specs
This should be correct.

Code:
Signal 
Hz	V8 RPM	V6 RPM
60	900	1200
70	1050	1400
80	1200	1600
90	1350	1800
100	1500	2000
110	1650	2200
120	1800	2400
130	1950	2600
140	2100	2800
150	2250	3000
160	2400	3200
170	2550	3400
180	2700	3600
190	2850	3800
200	3000	4000
210	3150	4200
220	3300	4400
230	3450	4600
240	3600	4800
250	3750	5000
260	3900	5200
270	4050	5400
280	4200	5600
290	4350	5800
300	4500	6000
310	4650	6200
320	4800	6400
330	4950	6600
340	5100	6800
350	5250	7000
360	5400	7200
370	5550	7400
380	5700	7600
390	5850	7800
400	6000	8000
410	6150	8200
420	6300	8400
430	6450	8600
440	6600	8800
450	6750	9000
460	6900	9200
470	7050	9400
480	7200	9600
490	7350	9800
500	7500	10000
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 07:58 AM
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Re: Where can I find the frequency specifications for my tachometer?

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you. Where did you find this though? How sure are you that it's correct?
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 08:00 AM
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Re: Where can I find the frequency specifications for my tachometer?

and it what voltage should it be at?
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 08:05 AM
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Re: Where can I find the frequency specifications for my tachometer?

Here is the App note for the driver

http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm1819.pdf

Basically it is frequency * 60/number of cylinders * 2 = RPM

I use 12V as my input signal level onto the tach pin.

This is only for distributor powered ignitions.
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