Engine hour meter replacement

[John_Clarke]

The engine hour meter on our Volvo Penta MD 2020 has failed after just 5 years.

Can anyone suggest a reliable make. The Volvo one had an LCD display which behaved erraticly before it failed. Would a mechanical display be a more reliable replacement?

ASAP sell ones by Faria Marine Instruments - are they good quality?

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[pvb]

See this old thread...

There was a thread a couple of months ago re Volvo LCD hour meters - see <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ybw.com/cgi-bin/forums/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=pbo&Number=568249&page=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1>here</A>.

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[sailorman]

asap supplies
see web-site

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[Robin]

That's what they do, they don't like damp. Take the meter off and blow dry it with a hairdryer or fan heater or leave it in the airing cupboard a few days and abracadabra you will have all your hours back, none lost, just invisible and all FOC.

Otherwise add a second new mechanical hour meter from ASAP or Vetus.

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[scarlett]

I have the same problem.

I will give it a try but has anyone found a way of keeping the water out- someone with more expertise than Volvo that is? I am surprised that they still sell them knowing this problem - but then it was the same company that had the coupling problem but failed to admit it.

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[alan]

Had the same problem. Took meter out and dried it at home, put it back in and it worked for a while then failed again. So I fitted a mechanical one from VDO.

I heven't tried spraying the meter with a "sealant" yet, but maybe I will give it a try when time and energy permits! I bought an electronic board sealant at LIBS a couple of years ago which was advertised as being able to withstand a TV being dunked in water and then switched on directly afterwar, so ahould be watertight - don't remember the name though.

Alan.
Nettuno, Italy.

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[Robin]

Alan I don't think that stuff would be a good idea sprayed onto an LCD display, this is the bit the damp gets to, not the electrical bits.

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[alan]

Take your point but I was thinking about spraying onto the connector part ........
may give it a go anyway, as mine only works part time !!!

Alan.

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[tome]

I know the summer is over when the Volvo engine hour meter packs up, and that spring has arrived when it resumes normal service.

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[John_Clarke]

Thank you all for your most helpful replies.

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