Tach wont shut off

[merc_man]

Juat curious what tach you guys use.
I bought one off ebay

It wont shut off.

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[Big_Wood]

have you waited longer then a minute? lol i got a fast tach. that tach is a waste of money IMO.

 

[merc_man]

It was off when i got it and been on for almost three hours now.

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[Bwildered]

normally on the ones Ive seen the liquid crystal display stays on until the battery runs out after 5 - 10 years, it will display the hours until the engine starts running & starts showing rpms

 

[merc_man]

normally on the ones Ive seen the liquid crystal display stays on until the battery runs out after 5 - 10 years, it will display the hours until the engine starts running & starts showing rpms

Oh ok. So its normal then.

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[dougand3]

+1 on it's always on - showing hours with engine off and RPMs with engine on.

 

[drf255]

Always on and actually quite accurate.

Same rpm read as the pricier TinyTach. Refreshes take a bit longer though.

 

[Jimbo209]

Juat curious what tach you guys use.
I bought one off ebay

It wont shut off.

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How does it fare in use bar this minor glitch all said and done.
Thought the cheapos had a slooow refresh??

 

[erikvr]

I found a way to shut if off

 

[wde_1978]

I have the same, it is good for the very few $ it costs!
Once on it will not shut down, as others already mentioned.

I found a way to shut if off

Have You made a warranty claim?

Did You drop a tree on it? If so how does the saw look like then?
Sell it for parts, the battery is worth 2-3$.

How does it fare in use bar this minor glitch all said and done.
Thought the cheapos had a slooow refresh??

The refresh isn't great on these, but it is not that bad either!
What would one want for under 10$ shipped?

When/if mine craps out I'll just buy another one.

 

[dougand3]

They do fail. I've bought 6 of them for lawn tractors. One had circuit board fail - tossed it. 1 other got stuck on RPM and wouldn't change. Took it apart and removed battery for 10 mins (like a computer cold boot) and it works now. When they cost $9, it's hard to get worked up over a failure.

 

[erikvr]

Don't buy these, they are too slow to keep up with RPM changes. Sample time is every 2 seconds!
When you really need a cheap tach meter better buy these

 

[BWS-LLC]

I forgot what tac I use, I bought it from Baileys about 8 years ago. It never shuts off and is still going strong.

 

[merc_man]

How does it fare in use bar this minor glitch all said and done.
Thought the cheapos had a slooow refresh??

Works good. Takes a couple seconds to register after you ajust throttle.

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[merc_man]

I found a way to shut if off

Holy crap. Guess that works too

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[merc_man]

I have the same, it is good for the very few $ it costs!
Once on it will not shut down, as others already mentioned.


Have You made a warranty claim?[emoji14]

Did You drop a tree on it? If so how does the saw look like then?
Sell it for parts, the battery is worth 2-3$.


The refresh isn't great on these, but it is not that bad either!
What would one want for under 10$ shipped?

When/if mine craps out I'll just buy another one.

$10? Dam thing cost me little over $30.

Welcome to canada where everything is twice the price.

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[wde_1978]

$10? Dam thing cost me little over $30.

Welcome to canada where everything is twice the price.

I actually paid mine 15 Euro on Amazon, but the same unit can be had for under 10 USD including free shipping on EBay.

Unit like mine:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Spark-P...ash=item58c0ccd1bb:g:awMAAOSw1XdUV0O0&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Eng...ash=item51d8b99b3f:g:p0cAAOSwKIpWBVaq&vxp=mtr

The other unit that has been recommended (~12 USD):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-...ash=item20f0555662:g:iAgAAOSwn51UZYA8&vxp=mtr

 

[Jimbo209]

I actually paid mine 15 Euro on Amazon, but the same unit can be had for under 10 USD including free shipping on EBay.

Unit like mine:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Spark-P...ash=item58c0ccd1bb:g:awMAAOSw1XdUV0O0&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Eng...ash=item51d8b99b3f:g:p0cAAOSwKIpWBVaq&vxp=mtr

The other unit that has been recommended (~12 USD):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-...ash=item20f0555662:g:iAgAAOSwn51UZYA8&vxp=mtr

thats what I was thinking as well

 

[dougand3]

erikvr is right - make sure it says 2 stroke. Some say 4 stroke. I'm gonna order a round edge one to compare with the sharp edge one.

 

[wde_1978]

erikvr is right - make sure it says 2 stroke. Some say 4 stroke. I'm gonna order a round edge one to compare with the sharp edge one.

I actually paid mine 15 Euro on Amazon, but the same unit can be had for under 10 USD including free shipping on EBay.

Unit like mine:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Spark-P...ash=item58c0ccd1bb:g:awMAAOSw1XdUV0O0&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Eng...ash=item51d8b99b3f:g:p0cAAOSwKIpWBVaq&vxp=mtr

These, the sharp edged ones, are for both 2-stroke and 4-stroke.
They come set up for 4-stroke from the factory, at least mine did, and have to be set to 2-stroke if that is what You need!