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Old 09-22-2009, 05:47 PM
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MIne has been "wandering" for the past couple years. But as it was fine for years before that, I'm sure the problem is inside the tach. For the record, I did try a tach adapter, and I htought it seemed fine for a bit, but then back to the normal "wandering".

I strongly suspect a bad solder connection or leaky capacitor inside the tach, however the tach doesn't come apart as the front bezel is swaged over the case.

I havn't bought a new one as the pics I've seen on line don't seem to match the old unit (cosmetically,, ie.e the face and needle).

So, I am thinking of taking the tach,, cutting the case around the middle, repairing the circuitry, and then fabricating a band to hold the case back together. Probably an internal band with countersunk screws through the case so the unit will slide into the dash easily.

And with the $100 I save, I can.........hmmm, what can a person do to his Cobra for $100?.........
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