Which Tach?

WingingIt74 Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:25 am

I'm looking in getting a tach, but dont' know which one or which type. Any advise would be appreciated.

SuperDave Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:34 am

My Hobbico digital tach serves me well. See Tower Hobbies for more info.

microflitedude Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:45 am

SuperDave wrote:My Hobbico digital tach serves me will. See Tower Hobbies for more info.

+1.

WingingIt74 Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:49 am

I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

microflitedude Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:50 am

WingingIt74 wrote:I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

What's it called?

WingingIt74 Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:52 am

RacingTach
http://wpsm.free.fr/en/racingtach.html

PV Pilot Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:07 am

http://www.fromeco.org/categories/Support_Equipment/TNC_Tachometer

This one is good for 6 feet away (so they say). CHA-CHING! tho'

I have the Great Planes Globee intellitach, works pretty good. good for 32000 rpms, 2-3-4 blade prop, memory features, tilt screen.

nitroairplane Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:04 pm

microflitedude wrote:
SuperDave wrote:My Hobbico digital tach serves me will. See Tower Hobbies for more info.

+1.

+1

**Admin** Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:10 pm

PV Pilot wrote:http://www.fromeco.org/categories/Support_Equipment/TNC_Tachometer

This one is good for 6 feet away (so they say). CHA-CHING! tho'

I have the Great Planes Globee intellitach, works pretty good. good for 32000 rpms, 2-3-4 blade prop, memory features, tilt screen.

I have a Great Planes Globee intellitach tach that seems to work good too. I'll be getting another tach this summer to compair the 2.

Ivanhoe Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:12 pm

WingingIt74 wrote:I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

Personally, I don't think that's possible!!

nitroairplane Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:12 pm

Ivanhoe wrote:
WingingIt74 wrote:I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

Personally, I don't think that's possible!!

Yes I have that but I believe it meters the speed and not RPM it uses the doppler effect.

microflitedude Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:20 pm

nitroairplane wrote:
Ivanhoe wrote:
WingingIt74 wrote:I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

Personally, I don't think that's possible!!

Yes I have that but I believe it meters the speed and not RPM it uses the doppler effect.

Sounds too good to be true. If it works, I'll use my gift card and buy it.

nitroairplane Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:21 pm

microflitedude wrote:
nitroairplane wrote:
Ivanhoe wrote:
WingingIt74 wrote:I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

Personally, I don't think that's possible!!

Yes I have that but I believe it meters the speed and not RPM it uses the doppler effect.

Sounds too good to be true. If it works, I'll use my gift card and buy it.

I tested it once and it gave a reading but I do not know how accurate it was.
I also think it can only be used for electric planes as they make a different noise to large glow engines but maybe it will take readings for 1/2a too.

microflitedude Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:27 pm

nitroairplane wrote:
microflitedude wrote:
nitroairplane wrote:
Ivanhoe wrote:
WingingIt74 wrote:I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

Personally, I don't think that's possible!!

Yes I have that but I believe it meters the speed and not RPM it uses the doppler effect.

Sounds too good to be true. If it works, I'll use my gift card and buy it.

I tested it once and it gave a reading but I do not know how accurate it was.
I also think it can only be used for electric planes as they make a different noise to large glow engines but maybe it will take readings for 1/2a too.

Well, I have a "real" tach. Maybe it's time for some Guinea Pig testing. Very Happy

nitroairplane Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:37 pm

Yeah man see if it works.
Are you also a proud Iphone user?

microflitedude Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:49 pm

nitroairplane wrote:Yeah man see if it works.
Are you also a proud Iphone user?

I'm a proud nOphone user. Very Happy

nitroairplane Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:54 pm

microflitedude wrote:
nitroairplane wrote:Yeah man see if it works.
Are you also a proud Iphone user?

I'm a proud nOphone user.

Ah okay then you use an Ipod?

microflitedude Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:09 pm

nitroairplane wrote:
microflitedude wrote:
nitroairplane wrote:Yeah man see if it works.
Are you also a proud Iphone user?

I'm a proud nOphone user.

Ah okay then you use an Ipod?

I have an older iPod Nano. 4th generation. My dad has an iPod touch an iPad he uses from the university, so I could use it with on of those. I have a little microphone.

nitroairplane Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:11 pm

Okay cool!
I just downloaded the app on my newer Iphone and will try to test it the next time I fly.

Kim Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:53 pm

WingingIt74 wrote:I'm looking in getting a tach, but dont' know which one or which type. Any advise would be appreciated.

Yo! Don't know if you can wait till the swap meet in Belleville, but I've got three I could bring along if you'd like to test them yourself !

WingingIt74 Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:37 pm

nitroairplane wrote:
microflitedude wrote:
nitroairplane wrote:
Ivanhoe wrote:
WingingIt74 wrote:I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

Personally, I don't think that's possible!!

Yes I have that but I believe it meters the speed and not RPM it uses the doppler effect.

Sounds too good to be true. If it works, I'll use my gift card and buy it.

I tested it once and it gave a reading but I do not know how accurate it was.
I also think it can only be used for electric planes as they make a different noise to large glow engines but maybe it will take readings for 1/2a too.

The one your thinking of is RCspeedo, I have that one also Smile

WingingIt74 Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:38 pm

Kim wrote:
WingingIt74 wrote:I'm looking in getting a tach, but dont' know which one or which type. Any advise would be appreciated.

Yo! Don't know if you can wait till the swap meet in Belleville, but I've got three I could bring along if you'd like to test them yourself !

Hmmm, that's an idea...

nitroairplane Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:41 pm

WingingIt74 wrote:
nitroairplane wrote:
microflitedude wrote:
nitroairplane wrote:
Ivanhoe wrote:
WingingIt74 wrote:I found one for an iphone that's audio, I'm going to try it out tonight. It'll be hard to determine with out a bench mark, i believe.

Personally, I don't think that's possible!!

Yes I have that but I believe it meters the speed and not RPM it uses the doppler effect.

Sounds too good to be true. If it works, I'll use my gift card and buy it.

I tested it once and it gave a reading but I do not know how accurate it was.
I also think it can only be used for electric planes as they make a different noise to large glow engines but maybe it will take readings for 1/2a too.
Yup that is the one!
The one your thinking of is RCspeedo, I have that one also

Yup that is the one.

gcb Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:52 pm

I have a TNC tach but they are not available now. Tony sold his company and has since passed away. I understand that the company that bought him out updated the electronics and renamed it. Sorry, can't remember the new name.

George

Edit: These folks make it now. Don't know which shops sell it, but it is an excellent tach:

http://www.rcheliworld.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2107

microflitedude Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:06 pm

gcb wrote:I have a TNC tach but they are not available now. Tony sold his company and has since passed away. I understand that the company that bought him out updated the electronics and renamed it. Sorry, can't remember the new name.

George

Edit: These folks make it now. Don't know which shops sell it, but it is an excellent tach:

http://www.rcheliworld.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2107

$100, and it doesn't even have a four-blade setting. The $20 Tach came with that...

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