| fenbach | -- 03-12-2012 @ 5:33 PM |
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i bought this dwell/tach meter at a swap meet expecting to find instructions on line. no luck. it only has 2 leads [R/B], isn't just missing a 3rd lead and doesn't use a battery. anyone up to telling me how to connect it? to a +gnd flathead, of course. it only cost $5 but even so, i don't want to fry it right away.
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| supereal | -- 03-12-2012 @ 7:58 PM |
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Does it have an internal battery? Some used a very small internal power source. The tipoff would be an on/off switch. This message was edited by supereal on 3-12-12 @ 8:05 PM
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| fenbach | -- 03-12-2012 @ 9:00 PM |
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supereal, no on/off switch, no battery compartment. and the case appears to be one piece. i can't even find a way to look inside. here's a link to a picture of the meter on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HAWK-742-TWO-FUNCTION-ANALYZER-DWELL-TACHOMETER-POINTS-4-6-8-CYLINDER-/320865236409?hash=item4ab50ef5b9&item=320865236409&pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&vxp=mtr
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| TomO | -- 03-13-2012 @ 7:00 AM |
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What year car do you intend to use it on? To use it on the 49-53 distributor, connect the black lead to the DIST or + lead on the coil and the red lead to ground. The ignition switch must be on in order to use that meter. Tom
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| fenbach | -- 03-13-2012 @ 7:29 AM |
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tom, i want to use it on a stock '36 initially. same idea, tho? red to gnd, black to the coil - which has only one lead on a '36. bob
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| TomO | -- 03-13-2012 @ 8:36 AM |
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On a 36, you connect the black lead to the condenser lead that goes to the points. The coil lead on a 36 distributor would correlate with the Primary or - terminal on a 49-53 coil. The red lead would still go to ground. Do not use this unit to set the points. The Ford dual point system uses a make set and a break set of points to give more time to saturate the coil. The timing of the make set and the timing of the break set are critical and should be set up on a distributor machine, where they can be timed individually. Tom
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