[diesel_mercedes] Re: Tachometer Amplifier...Cigarette Butt Bust

 

I think you should buy the $54 upgrade, try it out and let us know how it works. :-)

I think I am going to buy his intermittent wiper upgrade. I like gadgets.

Jim

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "CaitlinDean" <tinymachine@...> wrote:
>
> I have a bouncy tachometer and one of the things that seems to work for people (at least temporarily) is the "cigarette butt trick" where you put the filter end of a cigarette inside the housing to provide pressure on the loose contacts.
>
> Well, I found a cigarette butt (who knew THAT would come in "handy"?) while removing the console (scary stuff down there) parts to get them clean and remove switches etc. So I thought I'd give it a try, but no luck.
>
> My tach barely registers AT ALL now. So I guess my options now are:
>
> 1) PAP find (wish me luck!)
> 2) and/or ground the cluster ($10 for a grounding cable shipped, or DIY)
> 3) $54 shipped electronic tach amp http://mbelectronicupgrades.com/Tachometer_Amp.html
> 4) used on eBay (currently one for $90+s/h)
> 5) new @ $135 (or higher)
>
> I'm not having much luck lately...here's to that changing...
>
> Caitlin
> Santa Fe
>

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