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Tach help please!

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by English Zephyr, Nov 14, 2008.

  1. English Zephyr
    Joined: Oct 5, 2008
    Posts: 5

    English Zephyr
    Member
    from UK

    I have an RAC tach from eBay and I need a little help with the wiring.

    It has four wires: blue, yellow, black and green.

    Blue and yellow go to the light only. Black and green connect to the tach's main circuit. I can't see any place where there could have been a now missing red wire.

    Do two wires mean it's a current triggered tach?

    Anyone got one of these or a circuit diagram? Would treating it like a current triggered tach and wiring the black and green the wrong way around kill the tach? This is going to be driven of an MSD ignition with a tach adapter.



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  2. Hank37
    Joined: Mar 28, 2007
    Posts: 2,121

    Hank37
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    Green wire connects to coil + terminal and black is usually a ground. A quick touch of wire to coil will not harm tach.
     
  3. JAWS
    Joined: Jul 22, 2005
    Posts: 1,848

    JAWS
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    wouldn't that be to coil - ?
     
  4. Mr T body
    Joined: Nov 2, 2005
    Posts: 2,227

    Mr T body
    Alliance Vendor
    from BHC AZ

    Yes. Typically:
    Blue- lighting circuit
    Yellow- 12v switched
    Green- trigger (coil -)
    Black- ground
     
  5. 40 & 61 Fords
    Joined: May 17, 2006
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    40 & 61 Fords
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    WOW! What timing. I bought a similar RAC tach awhile back, and just brought it in the house last night to begin restoration on it. I was looking at it this morning wondering where I'd find out how to wire it. My tach also has a red wire with the green and black. Any idea where that one goes?
    I LOVE THE HAMB!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  6. JAWS
    Joined: Jul 22, 2005
    Posts: 1,848

    JAWS
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    Red - keyed power
    green - trigger
    black - earth.

    Typically as stated before
     
  7. English Zephyr
    Joined: Oct 5, 2008
    Posts: 5

    English Zephyr
    Member
    from UK

    OK, My problem is that I don't have a red wire or any sign of there ever having been one. Two go to the light (yellow and blue).

    So I've just got two wires to operate the tach - green and black. Does this sound just plain wrong or does anyone know what I've got?
     

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