Wiring up an engine hours meter

[Rock Dodger]

Hi Swanrad2,

Perspex is OK. You can drill it and cut it. It does tend to show scratches but light scratching can be buffed out with Brasso. Some variants of Perspex get very brittle when they are cold.

 

[aquaplane]

I made a little panel out of a bit of aluminium sheet recycled from a scrap instrument casing.

Where do you get the engine hours meter from, I tot up hours run in the log but if it's cheap and easy to have a proper meter I would be interested?

 

[Swanrad2]

I made a little panel out of a bit of aluminium sheet recycled from a scrap instrument casing.

Where do you get the engine hours meter from, I tot up hours run in the log but if it's cheap and easy to have a proper meter I would be interested?

290971136280 item number on e-bay.
£6.35 - no idea yet if it is any good, no instructions for example.

 

[aquaplane]

Thanks for that, that one is out of stock but it looks like many of the other ones on offer.

There are only 2 contacts shown so hopefully the wiring diagram will be easy to work out.

 

[Rock Dodger]

Hi All,

I bought my hours run meter from...

www.asap-supplies.com/

They have a decent website with all sorts of stuff on it. Quick delivery as well. Connections were easy on mine. Only two spade terminals on the gauge. One connection from the key switch to the B+ terminal and the other terminal back to the NEG side of the battery circuit. Turned it on and it makes a gentle ticking noise very 6 minutes.

 

[VicS]

Hi All,

I bought my hours run meter from...

www.asap-supplies.com/

Turned it on and it makes a gentle ticking noise very 6 minutes.

Useful for hard boiled eggs too then