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Old 18 November 2004, 09:17 AM
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I am starting to build a shift light for my hillclimb/sprint RA, I have identified the wires which feed the tacho but before I pull the dash apart for a test does anyone know if they are a pulsed input or a variable voltage input.

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Old 18 November 2004, 09:35 AM
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PWM i believe. Try http://www.ravensblade-impreza.com/, that will have the pinouts and some useful info for you
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It is a battery voltage square wave (not PWM) with pulses every half engine revolution on my MY00.
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Originally Posted by john banks
It is a battery voltage square wave (not PWM) with pulses every half engine revolution on my MY00.
John therefore will a voltmeter read the signal if not what will I need to read it.
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Yes, a DVM such as my cheapo from Maplin will read it in frequency mode.
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Thanks a million, just the info I need to keep me busy over Christmas
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