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Digital Tachs

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Does anybody have good source for digital tachs for Cummins.

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Stick with the VDO tachs. Shoot them with a photo meter and calibrate according to the directions. You don't need digital.
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Post by CaptPatrick »

Doug,

I agree with JP... If you want a good tach other than VDO, look at ISSPRO tachs. If you really want digital, look into adding FlowScans.

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Floscans if you are going to do it. My2cents
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The VDO tachs that I have will not work with the new Mag flywheel pick-ups I installed and was looking for something different and was just thinking digital for being the most accurate. I like the VDO gauges.

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Thats a nice article on you there Brew.

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I use the ISSPRO with magnetic pickupns on the flywheel pulley.
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Post by Bruce »

Aetna makes good digital tachs. Make sure you get LCD, not LED which is real hard to see in sun light.

I buy direct from Aetna and have sold a bunch to the coast guard till they found out they could order direct also and save money.
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Post by JohnD »

I second Aetna, had them with my gas motors and have a new set for the diesel. They had an add on boatdiesel & I got the new tach's for $160/ea (I think).

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Post by Capt. DQ »

Finally, figured it out that my VDO tachs will work, just had to find the right PDF file thru Seimens for my series of tachs.

Tony Athens said its just a pain in the butt to reprogram, about 20/30 minutes per tach. But thanks gang for the input & help, got it covered from here now.

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