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Tachometer Circuit.

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A simple tachometer circuit using one NPN transistor.


(12/04/2007)
Basically, this is a frequency-current converter. It is
used as frequency meter. Calibrating it can be used
as tachometer. Please be aware this is an
experimental project, I didn't use it connected on any
vehicle but it should work fine after calibration. It can
be connected directly to the voltage from the car.
The input signal can be connected directly to any
source of frequency. I believe it will work fine if it is
connected directly to the spark plug line. Be sure not
to use germanium diodes for this one. Any silicon
diode should work fine. The diodes at the input reduces the voltage to a safe level ( 0.7
Volts). DO NOT CONNECT the circuit without doing the calibration first.
The bridge diode that is connected to the miliamperimeter can be
replaced by 4 silicon diodes as the picture shows. The
miliamperimeter can be replaced by a multi-meter set to measure
mA. To calibrate this circuit first:

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