Replacement Tachometer
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 10:49 pmI have read somewhere that you can replace the inside mechanism of a Smiths tachometer with a VDO unit- Question:
1) Can the original faceplate used in place of the VDO faceplate?
2) Does the markings match the Smith unit to be accurate? ie 1k rpm- 7K rpm
Is the VDO Vision Tachometer #333 151, 7,000 RPM, 3 1/8" dia. The correct one?
I am trying to get an accurate Tachometer because my current Smith RVI unit will not work wjth my Pertronix/ MSD unit. I know you have to convert it to a voltage sensing unit. Does anyone have a current repair shop for this conversion ie Moma/ Nisongers and what did they charge?
When I opened up my Smith unit, I thought I could just replace all capacitors and resistors and it might work as stated on other forums, who knows!
Thanks for all the wonderful knowledge in these forums, Brad
1) Can the original faceplate used in place of the VDO faceplate?
2) Does the markings match the Smith unit to be accurate? ie 1k rpm- 7K rpm
Is the VDO Vision Tachometer #333 151, 7,000 RPM, 3 1/8" dia. The correct one?
I am trying to get an accurate Tachometer because my current Smith RVI unit will not work wjth my Pertronix/ MSD unit. I know you have to convert it to a voltage sensing unit. Does anyone have a current repair shop for this conversion ie Moma/ Nisongers and what did they charge?
When I opened up my Smith unit, I thought I could just replace all capacitors and resistors and it might work as stated on other forums, who knows!
Thanks for all the wonderful knowledge in these forums, Brad