Tacho Reading Double

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  1. Nigellynch

    Nigellynch New Member

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    #1 Nigellynch, Aug 13, 2019
    Has anyone encountered this issue, and suggest a fix. The rev counter is showing double the real revs !!!
    the bike is 1994 Daytona 900
     
  2. dirty big hands

    dirty big hands Active Member

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    #2 dirty big hands, Aug 13, 2019
    The coils are starting to break down, if it's anything like a TBS.
    The revs are picked up from no.1 coil.
     
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  3. Nigellynch

    Nigellynch New Member

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    #3 Nigellynch, Aug 14, 2019
    that was a bit of good advise dirty big hands, I swapped number 2 coil with number 1 and the tacho reads correctly.
    Ive ordered a new coil, however, can you tell me why the bike appears to be running fine even though the coil is not functioning properly?
    Thanks again
     
  4. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    #4 Sprinter, Aug 14, 2019

    Cos you caught it in time?
     
  5. dirty big hands

    dirty big hands Active Member

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    #5 dirty big hands, Aug 14, 2019
    Not a clue!
    My rev counter was intermittent from when I bought it, but always ran a bit hesitant/lumpy at low revs.
    I changed all 3 coils, on the assumption that if 1 is starting to fail, the other 2 won't be far behind.
     
  6. Callumity

    Callumity Elite Member

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    #6 Callumity, Aug 14, 2019
    It’s an oddity of tachometers that low voltage and poor connections can lead to high readings. A coil on the blink usually suffers a growing discontinuity in the fine windings......might explain.
     
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