ramv102000
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Has anyone tried the cheap Chinese tach / hour meters that they sell on Ebay for about $12.00 ? Are they ok to use just to verify your tuning once in a while ?
Cheap Tach
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Duke Thieroff
Fill your hands, you SOB!
I bought a Tiny Tach Fast Tach. It's a sweet little rig man. A little pricey, but overall I'm quite happy with it.
I believe there is a thread on here about a fellow who attached one (the ones you're talking about) to pretty much all of his saws so he could see it as it was running.
I believe there is a thread on here about a fellow who attached one (the ones you're talking about) to pretty much all of his saws so he could see it as it was running.
gold_driller
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The "you get what you pay for" saying was coined after the first chinese tool was sold and used in the U.S.
machinisttx
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I just got a trail tech TTO. Haven't had time to put it on a saw yet though.
They seem to work ok but have a fairly slow refresh so the particular speed you're trying to measure must be maintained at a steady rate for a time to get a good reading.
First I bought this one, but it's too slow and the buttons don't make any sense:
Then I found the one below, it works really great! Hold it near the spark plug and it reads the RPM within 1 second. Can be found on ebay around $10
Then I found the one below, it works really great! Hold it near the spark plug and it reads the RPM within 1 second. Can be found on ebay around $10
VinceGU05
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I have these on my saws. Nice and small.
GrassGuerilla
Olympic Piss-reving wanna be.
Anyone try the $37 Sendec from Baileys? Good, bad?
It's the same as in my post above + $25
LegDeLimber
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Do you have a brand or model for the $10 one? A link would be even better!Then I found the one below, it works really great! Hold it near the spark plug and it reads the RPM within 1 second. Can be found on ebay around $10
I tried a search using the image, but most of the links didn't work.
I used the add on http://tineye.com/ for firFox.
I found some FeeBay listings ,But all were in the $30 + range.
sure, I bought this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-...675?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2c70de8a8b
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-...675?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2c70de8a8b
Stihlman441
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I have several of the Works Connctoin Tachs on my saws they work a treat.
I found it on Amazon for <$10 with free shipping: http://www.amazon.com/Inductive-Met...UTF8&qid=1405435506&sr=8-7&keywords=tiny+tach
That is an hour meter, not a tach.
No tach is going to help much at that, except to maybe tell you that you're near the ballpark. They can tell you that an engine is running.
Your ears can tell you much more, via 2-stroking/ 4-stroking. Haven't seen an AFR-meter yet for 2-strokes. (air/fuel ratio) That could get you right on target.
