Magnetic Tach Pickup Wiring Diagram
Datcon 130 150 ohms should not be an open.
Magnetic tach pickup wiring diagram. Typical wiring diagrams hookup for magnetic pickup. Limited warranty msd warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under its. Use the appropriate wire size. The magnetic sensor pickup usually has two connections terminals or wires exiting from it.
To wire the magnetic sensor pickup use 18 awg 1 0mm twisted pair shielded cable. If you are using the magnetic pickup input green and violet wires to trigger your 5 38. Tach output magnetic pickup not used diode assembly white red from points or electronic ignition amplifier original coil wire pn 8910 diode assembly white note. Check for at least 3 5 vac output at idle and 10 12 vac at hi rpm.
Figure 2 wiring with the diode assembly. Hall effect sensor switch wiring diagram. Here is how to wire the chinese digital tachometer. Calibration and adjustment the tachometer is factory calibrated to 3 full scale accuracy.
They work great if they are wired right. Here is how to wire the chinese digital tachometer. Check resistance of magnetic pick up. This will require use of a master remote tachometer.
These connections are not polarized. Not sure if you have custom wiring so i do not have a solid answer. Msd magnetic pickup tach adapters maintain accurate tachometer readings. Use insulated crimp on solderless ring type wire terminals.
Either connection can be considered positive or negative signals. Remove clean off magnetic pick up and re adjust pick up per manufacturer specification. Connector at gauge to alternator or magnetic pick up. Check for 6 7 vac at idle and 17 20 vac at hi rpm.
Allow a few inches of extra wire service loops for ease of servicing. Start engine and check gauge for proper operation of tachometer. The factory magnetic pickup no idea why it would be an aetna unit on the engine is dual output as noted one signal is for the tachometer and the other goes to the ecm that controls the grid air cold start heater system it s supposed to shut the heater off at 1400 1600 rpm or.