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    lmichael replied to the thread Better Tach Trigger.
    It's an analogue tach (though obviously not mechanical) Even my current tach has a calibration function.
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    lmichael reacted to Hugo Habicht's post in the thread Better Tach Trigger with Like Like.
    Of course you can calibrate it too. I still think counting teeth is faster and more precise. I took a marker pen and put a dot on...
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    lmichael replied to the thread Better Tach Trigger.
    Is it really necessary to count teeth? Since the tach has a calibrate feature. If I set to an RPM using my optical tach, then calibrate...
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    lmichael reacted to Hugo Habicht's post in the thread Better Tach Trigger with Like Like.
    Using the alternator for sensing is prone to error through slippage and belt wear. A magnetically biased sensor (active or passive)...
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    lmichael replied to the thread Better Tach Trigger.
    Since you can adjust or calibrate them, I can use my optical tach to calibrate it like I did with the alternator input. But yeah I may...
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    lmichael reacted to Mark_BX25D's post in the thread Better Tach Trigger with Like Like.
    You have something that is working fine. Why mess with it?
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    lmichael replied to the thread Better Tach Trigger.
    I was under the impression the teeth on the flywheel were the trigger (targets). Am I wrong assuming that? After all if you look at...
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    Some may recall I installed a tach on my G2160 diesel. I used a winding tap in my alternator as the "trigger" signal and all is working...
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    lmichael replied to the thread Reviving a G1900.
    Wow, pretty amazing
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    lmichael reacted to Hugo Habicht's post in the thread Reviving a G1900 with Like Like.
    Steering Time to swap out the original to the modifed steering box. To do that the floor panel has to be removed. So steering wheel...
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    lmichael replied to the thread Not Kubota Related Dwell Meter.
    Not sure but I think I still have my original old Matco analyzer sitting in the basement. I bought it back in the late 60s when I went...
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    If you cut often enough with good blades I don't see a benefit. Though occasionally due to weather having more business than I can deal...
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    lmichael replied to the thread Antifreeze.
    This is what the dealer told me as well. They said the packaging and color change was to prevent confusion as people only saw "green"...
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    lmichael reacted to TheOldHokie's post in the thread Antifreeze with Like Like.
    Kubota has not used IAT engine coolant of any color in decades and IAT ceased to be the "standard" about the same time. Extended life...
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    lmichael replied to the thread Antifreeze.
    Last time at the dealer they had new stock in translucent jugs clearly Kubota branded product and obviously visible as pink coolant...