Generator driven tach?

[old31]

Is anyone running a generator driven tach? I didn't know if the Model A had 3rd parties making them.

I have seen other cars of the era with the attachment at the end of the generator to run a cable.

 

[2manycars]

Get a generator from a MGTD.

 

[lnvmyrick]

I used a tinytach from Design Technology, Inc. They make a special one just for a model a
The sensitivity is too high on their std. model This tach is a TT-1C-RXL It is also a hour meter...... both digital readout simple hookup and needs no holes drilled...I ran the sensor cable through the firewall electrical box .

 

[Dollar Bill]

Seems plausible the tach drive assembly from a Ford tractor could be mounted to the rear plate of a Model A generator.

Alternator versions are available too.

 

[old31]

That looks good. Now, how accurate would it be?

 

[max1932]

1958 Corvette had a generator driven tach.

 

[Chris Haynes]

Generator belt slip makes tach readings unreliable. This was OK on my '61 Vette as when the tach quit working I knew my fan belt had come off. A common occurrence on high HP Vettes.