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Excellent! There are actually three SMD LEDs for illumination. I should be all set!
As a side note, the interior sure is messy. Lots of solder flux and even a layer of dust on large capacitors. I gently put the shop air to it and I'm sure I saw some debris flying off of it! |
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BTW, how did you fabricate/form the mounting ring on your early prototype that the back of tach actually mounts to?
Ever find a clock? |
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I currently have a 63 cluster I'm installing a tach in for a customer and i was going to use black RTV to seal the rubber gasket to the housing.
As far as the prototype, i cut the ring in the lathe and had the plate with the holes plasma cut. The reason i changed the process was because it was too consuming to make that small ring. Was easier to machine it from one pc of aluminum. |
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I'm thinking your tach was assembled wrong. when you take those 2 nuts off the back, its supposed to separate. Thats how you wire it. So yours was totally crimped together?
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I have not put any more time into finding a clock. I found a guy on ebay selling clusters with clocks and i asked him some questions about them...he said they were super special made and cost $300. I'm skeptical, but ok to each his own.
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My plan was to upload a few pics but haven't gotten to it. Soon I hope. |
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Yes, I think it does look better. I also RTV'd the glass and rubber gasket on the housing just for more dust protection. The rubber also gives it a bit of cushion against the front of the cluster.
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Thanks. Kinda crude but it works quite well, I think. I'd love to have one like yours, Ride!
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Working on a bracket for a 63 cluster
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So here are a few more pics of the 63 bracket. Haven't worked out all the bugs yet. Only exception, I will have to have the original bracket off the customers cluster to machine the hole to fit the tach. Since the cluster bracket houses the fuel and the oil gauge, I'm not making a complete new bracket, just an addition bracket. unless someone knows cad and can come up with dimensions. Its a time consuming bracket, the 64-66 one i make is way easier.
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I bought your tach bracket 9/2016, have yet to do anything with it but I am thinking about buying one of the the Bosch FST8050 units. After reading the recent posts, I am not clear if my bracket is compatible with the Bosch FST8050?
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The FST 8050 is what it is designed for.
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Would like to replicate the other cluster connections for the tach connections, any idea where I can get these terminals?
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These guys pretend they have a web site: http://www.delmarwire.com/home/56-series-bodies/ Not sure if you can get them from here - http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...jtz5p8b1U8Q%3d |
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I am interested in the 63 bracket. Let me know if you can sell me one.
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