awright folks!

having a bit of a nightmare fitting my new rev counter.

everything seems to be wired correctly and it works ok for a while but it starts to jump around like its losing the signal or something??

the instructions say

red wire to a 12v supply. i have wired it to the live from my stereo.

black wire to battery negative or to the same ground as the ignition system. i have ran this to the battery negative.

blue to one point of the terminal switch and the other side to a conveint ground(black). I have this into a brown earth behind the clocks but also had it into a black connnection behind the clocks, both which still produce the same erratic needle.

orange to the appropriate tacho pick up point. i have this connected to the green wire coming from the coil and to the multi plug fitted to the back of the clocks.

where am i going wrong??

help please?

cheers

 

dunno mate but this thread was up the other day were folks stacks were reading double
https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...ht=rev+counter

 

Out of interest have you still got your old rev counter connected?

 

IMO, You need to connect it DIRECTLY to the coil negative.
If you use the green wire inside the car, this signal is filtered using a
filter block located next to the coil and may be reducing the available
signal voltage needed to drive the stack correctly.

** CHECK the owners manual that this input on the stack is able to be
connected this way first.

 

says connect it to coil neg for coil and points systems (low tension)

how would i connect it to the coil neg then?

 

got the pick up wired direct to the coil but it still reads erratically?

help please!!

 

Are you sure the brown (and black) behind the clocks deffinatly an earth ?

 

they look like it mate.

going to have an auto electrician have a look for me tomorrow.

hope i can get it working...

 

How did you get on with the sparky today mate?

 

he cant look at it til thursday now.

he is going to solder all connections in properly and doulbe check all my wiring...

 

is guy doing it

 

yeah was down at the garage at lunch time and he can look at it thursday after work.

get all connections done properly so to rule out my dodgy wiring pmsl!

 

Euan ... its obvious what youv done rong . Your bro was sayin chunk help you fit it. That was the biggest mistake hahahah
Jam

 

aye man probs didnt help ! pmsl!


hopefully have it sorted the mora man!

whits the score wi your car??

 

hi,
I have the same prob with my 2wd cossie...I bought a VDO rev counter, plug it as the instructions said....but some times it is good and some times, when i brake or use the indicators or something that use tension, the rev counter begins to become mad.....it revs and stays at high rev !

it is connected directly to the negative of the coil.......!!

also need help.........pleaaaaaaase

 

Problem sorted yet mate?

 

not yet even tho i now have had it properyl soldered in by and auto spark.

sending it back to Stack to be checked....

 

Its the never ending story man. waitin on an alternator drop bracket and turbo damper. youl see it eventually.
hows your goin anyway?? is it away down south yet? yo
Jam

 

its going next sat jam.

was speaking to mark yesterday and everything is sorted.

i havent got a drop bracket yet but had to make a heat sheild for the alternator.

you should be able to get both on here if you just put a wanted post up....

you got any pics of your car??

 

none pics of it complete man. some turbo pics and other bits and bobs but they'l all get posted when its complete.

Bracket is on its way but still needin turbo damper. il get round to gettin one eventually. new breather on it way too so im all excited bout that. hopefull not to long till its runnin but iuv been sayin that for bout 6 months now slowly but surely its gettin there.

You drivin it down or trailer man. what the plan?
what about you bein a numpty last weekend there. you had everyone well worried mate ... silly boy
Jam

 

just driving it down and flying back up. quite a journey but should be ok.

what breather did you get?

yeah last week was too many glayva whiskeys.

never again! was totally unconcious!
will be sticking to the lager in future.

 

Its just a bailey breather man but all the fittings are -12 aeroquip so should look pretty awsome. no bothering with catch tanks or anythin. dont think one will due to the turbo and filter size. nightmare

yeah ... just you stick to the stella in future son. you comin out the nite mate?

 

Ah These Cossie drivers can't handle the drink

 

not bloody glayva i cant! pmsl!!