066 "digital"

[bigbadbob]

What is it??? Never heard of one!!!
http://cgi.ebay.ca/STIHL-066-DIGITAL-CHAIN-SAW-WITH-A-24-INCH-BAR_W0QQitemZ230087326602QQihZ013QQcategoryZ79669QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Lakeside53]

It's the old "red-light special" version.

 

[bigbadbob]

Thanks. Now I know.:blush:

 

[Lakeside53]

Decent looking saw... for it's age.

 

[deezulsmoke]

Lake, are the red lights still a good saw to purchase if in descent condition ?? I would like to find a good used 066 for my alaskan saw mill if I dont end up getting an 076 from a friend.

 

[Lakeside53]

Sure... but it's harder and harder to find one that isn't beat.

 

[RED-85-Z51]

what is "the red light special"??

 

[sawinredneck]

what is "the red light special"??

In a nutshell, it has a redlight (led) that flashes, when the high side is se right it flashes fast, when it's et to high, it's on all the time, when it's to low, it flashes slowly. It's an improvised tach.

 

[Adkpk]

And Stihl got rid of that handy little item because....?

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

In a nutshell, it has a redlight (led) that flashes, when the high side is se right it flashes fast, when it's et to high, it's on all the time, when it's to low, it flashes slowly. It's an improvised tach.

Really? That's not how mine works.

It burns steady at an RPM below the recommended setting. You adjust the high speed jet until it burns steady and then turn it in 1/2 a turn, which brings it up to the proper RPM.

Are there two kinds of Red Lights?

 

[sawinredneck]

Really? That's not how mine works.

It burns steady at an RPM below the recommended setting. You adjust the high speed jet until it burns steady and then turn it in 1/2 a turn, which brings it up to the proper RPM.

Are there two kinds of Red Lights?

Well, wrong agian. I aint batting so good of late!!!!!


What Mike just said!!!

 

[Lakeside53]

And Stihl got rid of that handy little item because....?

Because... it wasn't very accurate (drifted over time), and most guys (AS excluded) didn't give a damn. I also supect it lead to a lot of carb fiddling...

 

[RED-85-Z51]

Ive often thought of putting a little 5" Auto Meter Jr. Dragster tach on a saw, mountting it high, and having a small 12v battery for power, etc...

Heck, the saw is already 15+ pounds..whats 15 more?:jester:

Anyone running those self contained Tiny Tachs?

 

[Adkpk]

Because... it wasn't very accurate (drifted over time), and most guys (AS excluded) didn't give a damn. I also supect it lead to a lot of carb fiddling...

So when is the new and improved version coming out? (Maybe something else you could become famous at )

 

[Stihlmech]

So........where is this light?????

 

[k5alive]

:deadhorse:

 

[pioneerguy600]

:deadhorse:

LOL....5 YEARS LATER.....

 

[w8ye]

In most of the "Red Lights" the coil went bad and was replaced with a unlimited coil and the light no longer worked,

 

[TonyRumore]