[F500] Digatron Help

[Jeff Blumenthal]

Actually, mine was connected just as you described....it was connected 
to the kill switch.  
-Jeff

Sheldon Lemoine wrote:

>That's what they thought the problem was at first, but we've replaced that lead and it made no difference.
>
>When you say "connected directly to the coil" were you connecting to the green kill switch wire that connects to both coils or somewhere else?
>
>Sheldon
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jeff Blumenthal <jblumenthal at bbappliance.com>
>Date: Friday, August 13, 2004 8:11 am
>Subject: Re: [F500] Digatron Help
>
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>>I had a similar problem when I used Digatron/AMW.  Mine was 
>>connected 
>>directly to the coil using the tach lead supplied from Digatron.   
>>The 
>>Digatron tach lead has a small diode (I think...maybe a resistor?) 
>>attached to the wire.  When my tach stopped working it was because 
>>the 
>>diode broke away from the wire. Naturally, I didn't find this out 
>>until 
>>I sent the unit to Digatron for service and it tested OK.
>>-Jeff
>>
>>Sheldon Lemoine wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>We have a Digatron DT32RI that came with the AMW that we just 
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>>installed in the car.  The EGT guages are working fine, but we 
>>can't seem to get the tach function working.  We have tried 2 
>>different RPM sensor leads, but no luck.  I've spoken with 
>>Digatron several times and tried everything they suggested, but no 
>>luck.  The unit was sent back to Digatron for refurbishing before 
>>we installed it and they insist that they tested all functions 
>>sucessfully...>
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>>
>>>The white wire on the RPM probe is connected to the hot side of 
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>>the kill switch (the green kill switch wire from the coils).  The 
>>black wire from the probe is connected to the otherside of the 
>>kill switch (which is grounded to the engine).  I have also 
>>connected a ground wire between the Digatron itself and the engine 
>>at the request of the Digatron tech.
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>>
>>>Am I missing something here or should I send the unit back to 
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>>Digatron?>
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>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Sheldon
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