Tachometer vdo adjustment setting, 12 3 adjusting the tachometer pointer, Rear view front view – Multiquip AP6 Series User Manual
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AP6/AP8 SERIES TRASH PUMPS • OPERATION AND PARTS MANUAL — REV. #0 (06/11/14) — PAGE 83
TACHOMETER VDO ADJUSTMENT SETTING
VDO
30
40
50
60
20
10
0
DT
-2
05
B
SH
IM
PO
ME
MO
RY
COMPARE THE VDO
TACHOMETER READING WITH
THAT OF A REFERENCE
TACHOMETER.
ADJUST RPM POTENTIOMETER
ON THE SIDE OF THE GAUGE.
THE POINTER WILL MOVE CLOCKWISE
OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE AS YOU ADJUST.
WHEN THE VDO TACHOMETER READING
MATCHES THAT OF THE REFERENCE
TACHOMETER, THE ADJUSTMENT IS
COMPLETE.
1
2
3
ADJUSTING THE TACHOMETER POINTER
USE OF THE TACHOMETER WITH AN ALTERNATOR, ALMOST ALWAYS REQUIRES ADJUSTMENT
OF THE POINTER. THIS IS PERFORMED PER THE DIAGRAM SHOWN BELOW. THIS ADJUSTMENT
IS DESIGNED TO ADJUST THE POINTER READING BETWEEN 30% AND 100% OF THE RPM RANGE.
RPM POTENTIOMETER
FOR CALIBRATING
TACHOMETER
HAND-HELD
DIGITAL
TACHOMETER
REAR VIEW
FRONT VIEW