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Re: [T3] Tach's!


Well...  I hate parking in the sun too.  but not much airflow under the
dash.  What concerns me as well is the loss of calibration in the cold...
this is more significant, and we all know how cold it can get!

You think it could also be the contracting and expanding of the coil??  Id
sure like to find one that did things another way but Im not sure that is
possible.

Keith

> Facinating! I suppose it is just the change in resistivity of the copper
at 50C,
> but I doubt if it actually ever runs at that temp for long. You certainly
wouldn't
> want to be in the car with it at that temp. My guess is that this is just
> something that might force an error when you first got in the car on a hot
> day.
>
> Keep in mind that temps like these are hard on your dash, too. That's one
> reason I almost always leave each side window open about 1/4" whenever I
> park the car. Just a little bit of cross ventilation will really shave off
those
> peak interior temps.
>
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