Screech
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I built an electronic tacho from a frquency to voltage converter (LM2917),to voltage to bargraph driver(LM3914).
It doesn't work on the car. I think it's because the car has an electronic ignition.
I used the pic provided from the datasheet.
Notice the pic uses a points igniton system.
I wonder if this is the cause of my problem.
To test that the chip works, I place a 555 timer running at 200Hz to simulate 3000 Rpm. The chips worked fine.
The car is ford using je electronic fuel management.
It has standard electronic distributor,with hall sensor on it and a cylidrical shaped coil(old type).
Why wont my tacho work?
thanks guys
It doesn't work on the car. I think it's because the car has an electronic ignition.
I used the pic provided from the datasheet.
Notice the pic uses a points igniton system.
I wonder if this is the cause of my problem.
To test that the chip works, I place a 555 timer running at 200Hz to simulate 3000 Rpm. The chips worked fine.
The car is ford using je electronic fuel management.
It has standard electronic distributor,with hall sensor on it and a cylidrical shaped coil(old type).
Why wont my tacho work?
thanks guys