will any tach work for a 72 mercury 1150
J jason1150 Petty Officer 3rd Class Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 97 Oct 18, 2008 #1 will any tach work for a 72 mercury 1150
C Chris1956 Supreme Mariner Joined Mar 25, 2004 Messages 28,074 Oct 19, 2008 #2 Re: tachometer Any aftermarket OUTBOARD tach will work on that motor, provided you have moved the brown wire from the switchbox to the AC side of the rectifier.
Re: tachometer Any aftermarket OUTBOARD tach will work on that motor, provided you have moved the brown wire from the switchbox to the AC side of the rectifier.
J jason1150 Petty Officer 3rd Class Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 97 Oct 20, 2008 #3 Re: tachometer found a 4 cycle tach, 4,6,8, cylinder, it has 3 wire hookup, send, ignition, ground, do you think it will work, thanks, jason
Re: tachometer found a 4 cycle tach, 4,6,8, cylinder, it has 3 wire hookup, send, ignition, ground, do you think it will work, thanks, jason
L Laddies Banned Joined Sep 10, 2004 Messages 12,218 Oct 20, 2008 #4 Re: tachometer No, you need one thats alternator powered.
J jason1150 Petty Officer 3rd Class Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 97 Oct 20, 2008 #5 Re: tachometer even if I move the brown wire from switchbox to the rectifier
J jason1150 Petty Officer 3rd Class Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 97 Oct 20, 2008 #7 Re: tachometer I'm searching on ebay and I see all these tachs for pretty cheap, kinda hard to tell which one will work, any recommendations? thanks, Jason
Re: tachometer I'm searching on ebay and I see all these tachs for pretty cheap, kinda hard to tell which one will work, any recommendations? thanks, Jason
M Moody Blue Captain Joined May 24, 2004 Messages 3,136 Oct 20, 2008 #8 Re: tachometer It should have a setting option for "poles". Could be 6 or 12 poles. Try searching for marine tach, that will narrow your choices. If the tach only has settings for 4,6 or 8 cyl it most likely will NOT work with your motor.
Re: tachometer It should have a setting option for "poles". Could be 6 or 12 poles. Try searching for marine tach, that will narrow your choices. If the tach only has settings for 4,6 or 8 cyl it most likely will NOT work with your motor.
J jason1150 Petty Officer 3rd Class Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 97 Oct 21, 2008 #9 Re: tachometer found this one, says it's for a 2 stroke, don't know about the pole setting, think it will work? Attachments 839c_1.JPG 34 KB · Views: 0
Re: tachometer found this one, says it's for a 2 stroke, don't know about the pole setting, think it will work?
C Chris1956 Supreme Mariner Joined Mar 25, 2004 Messages 28,074 Oct 21, 2008 #10 Re: tachometer If it has a 6C or 12P settings it should work for you.
J jason1150 Petty Officer 3rd Class Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 97 Oct 21, 2008 #11 Re: tachometer he says it will work for a v6 which is 12 pole so it should work
M Moody Blue Captain Joined May 24, 2004 Messages 3,136 Oct 21, 2008 #12 Re: tachometer That looks just like the Quicksilver tach I have. There is a selector switch on the back for 4,6,8, cyl and 12P. If it is the same as mine, it will work with your motor.
Re: tachometer That looks just like the Quicksilver tach I have. There is a selector switch on the back for 4,6,8, cyl and 12P. If it is the same as mine, it will work with your motor.
