Engine hours counter

[penberth3]

Thanks for that.

Thinking about it I am sure the key has two positions so I'll work out how to wire it up as per your suggestion.

After I turn the motor off I'll have to remember to turn the starter key off but I suppose I can have a prominent red light to indicate all the warning lights, fuel gauge as well as the engine room blower are still "ON"

Easy to get key switches with various arrangements, including a heat position if you want one. Possibly not in WA.

 

[jbweston]

Tiny Tach. Their website seems up and running, so presumably still available.

Thanks. I've had a look at their website and their diesel models seem to require a 12 volt supply and aren't purely mechanical. Possibly they've stopped making the mecahnical variety.

 

[Leighb]

They definitely need a 12v supply, the sender is clamped onto an injection pipe and senses the pressure pulses. I fitted one to my previous boat which had no engine instruments at all.