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Old 07-03-2012   #14
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Default Re: Tach way far out!!!!

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Originally Posted by ghlkal View Post
Just to follow up now that I can read the RPM from the HVAC display. Here's how far off my tach is:

tach reads / actual RPM

1000 / 650
3000 / 1750
4000 / 2325
4500 / 2700
5000 / 2975
6000 / 3500

This is up to a 70% error
Well, it sounds like waaaay more than the run of the mill drift of resistor values in the voltage divider: a connection on the board, or (I hope not) the dual op amp chip.

I'd try the cal approach first and see where we are after that.

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