Bouncy Revcounter

[Flatlander]

Calling all instrument specialists.

 

My revcounter has suddenly decided to adopt a bouncey attitude to life.

 

Does anyone have any ideas if this is common and are there any self help or repair paths worth trying other than just buying a new unit?

 

Best Regards,

 

Alan.

[philwaters]

Hi Alan,

 

When mine went a couple of years ago I found the manufacture and contacted them. Apparently the was an internal spring used to damper the pointer and there wasn't much to be done for it - I therefore got home of a 2nd hand one and swapped them over.

Caerbont Website - they were very helpful and even sent me a mini iring harness to suit my 'later style' replacement free of charge, and I hadn't bought anything from them!

 

Just remembered - wrote up the rev counter saga on my site have a look here.

 

Phil Waters

 

Edited by - philwaters on 13 Jun 2007 17:33:29

[Colin Mill]

If its a good old mechanical one with a speedo drive cable it can be caused by the cable being unhappy (after I lifted the front of a Hornet up by the speedo cable while removing the engine the speedo had a 20 mph bounce ever after!)

 

Colin

[Flatlander]

Hi Phil,

 

Kind of suspected an internal damping issue.

 

Kind of also suspected that it was going to be put-up or pay-up time.

 

Thanks for the time to post the reply. From your blog, it sounds like a common problem.

 

Best Regards,

 

Alan.

[Axel Arnold]

Same to me some years ago. It disappears some times later or used some WD40

 

Axel