Engine Hour meter

[AIDY]

Any recommendation for an after market engine hour meter that i can use with my Volvo Penta 2040 engine. Either digital or analougue.

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[dickh]

Look on eBay - try the seller:- lowtension.ltd who has a lot of VDO gauges at good prices

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[Cantata]

ASAP usually sell them too.

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[jerryat]

And Vetus!!

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[philip_stevens]

Radio Spares sell electronic 12volt hourmeters (round or oblong) - I've got one fitted.

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[Rick]

Re: Other uses for meter

One trick I've heard is to install another hour meter if you have an automatic bilge pump - that way when you go back to the boat, you'll know if it's developed a majpr leak.

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[LadyInBed]

I've put a Lascar digital one in from Radio Spares - stock # 365-6274
It gives total time and a resetable time, which I zero when I fill up with fuel.

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

Given the chance again I would try for an analogue one. I have two timers, one on each engine. The Starboard timer recently reset for no apparent reason, luckily I knew the hours and as we speak it is counting away merrily. I do not know what re-set it. There is a reset pin on the rear (not all of them have this). Thing is I have not been near it to knock it or short the pin accidentally.

The analogue ones look nicer too. here

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[AIDY]

Thanks Nigel. Thats what I'm looking for, Is it easy to install ? I assume straight on to the Alternator W terminal.

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[AIDY]

Thanx for the info topcat. I had also been considering the analouge but the ones I had found were quite bulky. Will have a better look on the RS website. Assume with the curtis one again wired easily off the alternator, and the amps are very minimal.

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[RBJ]

Have a look here.
http://www.btinternet.com/~inadee/fulmar.htm#Engine Hour Meter

I fitted one of these last year. Works just fine.

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

With the curtis hour meter I have just taken the positive feed from the ignition barrel.

There are four pins

+12v
-12v (these two to battery and battery switch)
+12v (feed to turn timer on)
and reset (touch it with +12v and it will set back to zero)

The unit is supposed to hold the data for 20,000 hours without power or something like that. Like I said I do not know how it reset, maybe it was me, a mystery.

Otherwise they have been working fine for me, the port timer never glitching.

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[joe17]

Would these work on an outboard?

I was thinking of putting an hour meter on the charging output from my Yamaha 8HP outboard. Anyone know if it would work?

Thanks.

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[LadyInBed]

Yes, it’s easy to fit.
Drill 5 ½ mm hole for threaded tube (9mm long) that hold the wires.
The shock absorber back plate is adhesive.


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