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Tachometer
In a four stroke engine, does the tachometer (or the ECU) measure and
report crankshaft rpm or engine rpm? Obviously, the crankshaft rotates twice for every time the engine goes through a full cycle. So a reading of 1750 rpm could mean the crankshaft is rotating 1750 times per minute and the engine is going through 875 cycles per minute, or that the engine is going through 1750 cycles per minute and the crankshaft is rotating 3500 times per minute. Since, I believe, the trigger comes from the ignition circuit (in a spark engine) I'm inclined to think the reading is engine cycles per minute. But various places I've looked on the web imply (but don't specifically say) that it's crankshaft revolutions per minute. Hopefully someone here can clear up my confusion. Thanks, Rob |
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On Jun 4, 12:33 am, wrote:
> In a four stroke engine, does the tachometer (or the ECU) measure and > report crankshaft rpm or engine rpm? Obviously, the crankshaft rotates > twice for every time the engine goes through a full cycle. So a > reading of 1750 rpm could mean the crankshaft is rotating 1750 times > per minute and the engine is going through 875 cycles per minute, or > that the engine is going through 1750 cycles per minute and the > crankshaft is rotating 3500 times per minute. > > Since, I believe, the trigger comes from the ignition circuit (in a > spark engine) I'm inclined to think the reading is engine cycles per > minute. But various places I've looked on the web imply (but don't > specifically say) that it's crankshaft revolutions per minute. > > Hopefully someone here can clear up my confusion. > > Thanks, > Rob The convention is crankshaft revolutions. Even if the tach drive is taken from the camshaft, the device is then calibrated to crankshaft revolutions. |
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