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Article #306Re: Speedometer limits
From: George Robbins
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1985 21:33
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1985 21:33
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In article <272@bunny.UUCP> cpr0@bunny.UUCP (C. Rosebrugh) writes:
>
>Also, if a rip the stopper pin out of a speedometer (the pin the needle hits
>at max mph), is the needle movement still "linear" (given that the actual
>motion is circular)?
>
> Chris Rosebrugh GTE Laboratories, Waltham, Mass.
> !harvard!bunny!cpr0
Maybe, but there is a better way. The trick is to get a little gearbox that
is inserted in the spedometer cable. With the appropriate gear ratio, you
can use the KPH scale to indicate miles/hour. I understand that shops that
specialize in spedometer repair, etc. stock these little devils...
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George Robbins uucp: {unirot|tapa}!grr
P.O. Box 177
Lincoln U, PA 19352 [Any ideas herein are not responsible for themselves!]
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site unirot.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!pesnta!amd!amdcad!lll-crg!caip!unirot!grr From: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: net.auto.tech Subject: Re: Speedometer limits Message-ID: <250@unirot.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 16:33:35 EST Article-I.D.: unirot.250 Posted: Wed Dec 18 16:33:35 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 20-Dec-85 05:33:12 EST References: <1400@cornell.UUCP> <-74821361@techsup> <272@bunny.UUCP> Reply-To: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins) Organization: The Soup Kitchen, Piscataway NJ Lines: 18 Summary: use a little gearbox