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    Can a Square Wave Tachometer Drive be Powered by a Sine Waveform?

    Maybe I should put this project into perspective: This engine needs a LOT more repair than a new instrument panel… I fired it up to test the supercharger clutch engagements at various RPMs, verifying by photo tach, and BOY did she belch a lot of white smoke. If I’d been the primary point of...
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    Can a Square Wave Tachometer Drive be Powered by a Sine Waveform?

    Can't link an email from the supplier, but I can quote from it: "overall your “dual station” logic is sound with this implementation. However, for the SMX analog panel to function correctly for the TACH signal input, it must be driven by a magnetic pickup that counts the teeth of the engine...
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    Can a Square Wave Tachometer Drive be Powered by a Sine Waveform?

    No documents to provide :-( I am really hoping a forum member like Averagesupernova could weigh in....To further my point, if they tell me it requires square wave, but I measure the output of OEM compatible sensor & it does not produce a true or even remotely clean square wave... then I have to...
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    Can a Square Wave Tachometer Drive be Powered by a Sine Waveform?

    Bro.... If I could get technical information from the reseller, I wouldn't be posting to this forum. If I could read or speak Korean, I would have gotten this info from the manufacturer. Unfortunately I have to do all this reverse engineering to find out what the product can/will do. I was...
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    Can a Square Wave Tachometer Drive be Powered by a Sine Waveform?

    I guess what I am really asking is, without any crazy modifications, or additional electronic components, shouldn't this work? Plugging a "square wave drive" tachometer into an alternator's AC sine wave output? I suspect this is the case, due to my oscilloscope readings that show the mag...
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    Can a Square Wave Tachometer Drive be Powered by a Sine Waveform?

    I'm a marine engine mechanic, and as engine controls & sensor systems have gotten more complicated with current technology, my shop gets more & more requests for instrumentation & control system repairs. I have a lot of trouble getting technical info from suppliers, so I have been starting to...
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