Veglia tach problem

[AndyH]

My tach problem isn't a relay issue either... swapped the relay for a new one with no change

They just seem to be fragile, I guess...

[luhbo]

The Veglias at least. They are fragile, indeed. On two of them I found broken coil wires.

Hubert

[docc]

Could you fix them, Hubert?

[luhbo]

I could, yes. But I'm afraid that "cut the housing, disassemble the internals, unwrap about 10m or more of 'invisible' copper wire (four chairs in the corners of your livingroom might come handy), rewind the coil so that it's as small as before, resolder, reassemble, recalibrate, install the needle with the correct angle and finally glue together the two housing halves" won't make the most liked posting for the "How To" section

 

Hubert

 

PS: forgot to mention: 'repaint the needle'   

[docc]

Haha! , Well if anyone could do it - it would be you!

[The Monkey]

Seems to me that the tach is the sensitive one. any voltage trouble Ive had has been indicated through the tachometer and the culprit has been the regulator every time ( in this case the tach stops working altogether as the voltage fades but I have seen the 0-2000 rpm jump). Make sure your instruments are soft rubber mounted so the vibes don't trash the internals, check your regs. 4 chairs in a living room wrapped with wire paints a great picture though. Kinda demonstrates the reality of ownership.

[Fritz]

My 96 V1100 Sport had an identical issue with the tachometer. Acting on advice from a local shop, MPH Cycles, Houston, Tx, I sent it Palo Alto Speedometer in Calf. ( USA ).LINK: http://www.paspeedo.com/ They overhaul the tachometer and install a Vdo works. The original needle was installed on the new works. The tach. now works fine but is does not seem to me to be as quick to respond to engine RPM changes. ( it is possible the original tach. responded quicker than actual ). Cost was $240 USD. Rubber mounts for the tach. and speedo are an issue though, they are prone to fail and quite expensive. I found some standard. Commercial rubber mounts that I modified the metal mount to accept. We will see how that mod. works in the long run.

 

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-ZNdWHK8/0/S/i-ZNdWHK8-S.jpg

[Kiwi_Roy]

I really like the gauges from I bought Speedhut ~$300 for the pair, no more flakey cables for me.

 

http://www.speedhut.com/gauges/Tachometers-3-3-8-inch-Gauges-Only/1:2%7C37:3%7C39:1

 

Try selecting a gauge then customizing it with needle type, colours and graphics, you will see what I mean.

 

My only regret, I didn't take the time to upload the Guzzi Eagle

 

Roy