Tach

1983rinker

Petty Officer 1st Class
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I have a older tach. Its a Faria tach 6000rpm's. I have a 1980 75 hp outbord 12 pole. Will this tach work with it??
 

Budman23

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Jun 30, 2010
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Re: Tach

If you want a cheap known tach or if you want to compare i found this on ebay and bought one but guess what i need a 20 pole and i was not sure until i bought the 12pole....... ebay user is very helpful.......
 

Barnacle_Bill

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Re: Tach

Since that tach only goes to 6000 RPM it is most likely for an I/O. Outboard tachsgoe to 7000 RPM and there will be a place on the back to set it to the number of pulses. In your case it would be set to 6P.
 

jkoppe73

Petty Officer 3rd Class
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Re: Tach

FYI, my Faria 8,000 rpm tach sets at 4 for 20 pole operation.
 
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