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[markc]

just a small one hopefully

just got hold of a set of 80s gt clocks with a rev counter but the connections for it are bullet connectors




and mine are



the red cable goes on pin 1 but do i need to just need to change one connector to a bullet one??

ta in advance

Edited by markc, 19 October 2006 - 07:35 PM.

[fikus01]

it took me ages to figure this one out but miniforum wasnt alive then so i hope this saves you some time

you have a set of early clocks with the early rev counter!!

u need to use both connections and u basically have to connect the coil to the lead on the condensor via the rev counter, ie that lead goes from the coil, up to and thru the rev counter and back down and to the condensor lead!!

connect it any other way and it wont work!!

probably safer and easier to run 2 new wires so u dont get anything confused!!

Edited by fikus01, 19 October 2006 - 09:11 PM.

[markc]

wats a condenser? lol im thick sorry
do the 2 wires i have there have to connect to the bullet connectors? if so ill have to change the spade connector to a bullet one yeah? and what way round do they have to be?

Edited by markc, 19 October 2006 - 09:21 PM.

[fikus01]

ignore the red wire!!

put the orange and green wire of you're loom in terminal 1 in ur piture!! this is the power supply!!

the other two are signal wires!!

probably easier to use original wiring actualy despite what i last posted

the white wire with black tracer is the other wire you have in you're pic, connect that to terminal 3 in ur picture!!

you should now have no spare wires in ur cars loom

look on you're distributor!! there are 5 big leads!! leave these alone!! somewhre on it there is only 1 probably black wire coming out!! disconnect it from the wiring of the car and connect this to you're terminal 2, it needs a fair length of wire!! just follow the wiring thats already there to your dashboard!!

are you with me now??

[markc]

gotcha

http://www.minispare....aspx?pid=32716

this little item in the dizzy - disconnect it from the loom and wire it to the rev counter!

have i gotta do anything to the connector i have to disconnect by the way?

thanx thats brill

Edited by markc, 19 October 2006 - 09:48 PM.

[fikus01]

good luck and no worries!!

[markc]

just uickly m8ty have i got to do anything to the connector i have to dissconnect, will it stop something from working it not being connected?

[fikus01]

nope!! putting in that extra wire re-connects it all back to how it should be!!

its worth bearing in mind tho that if you start getting electrical running problems and the rev counter starts bouncing all over the place!! removing you're new wire and putting the condensor back to the 1 on the loom will get you home!! all be it without a rev counter!!

[markc]

thanx m8ty ur a star
lets just hope i dont have to put itall back

[fikus01]

there is another type of rev counter out there that only has 2 terminals for you're 2 wires!! wouldnt blame ya for wanting to keep the 1275gt clocks tho!! they are rather sexy!!

[markc]

yeah wanted to keep it looking as it was if u kno what i mean, dont like the newer ones
i take it the speedo for the gt clocks is a different ratio to mine ie give out the wrong reading?

ive built them up with me old clocks so the milage is right

[fikus01]

if u have kept you're original speedo (this is possible) then the speedo will work the same!! the old smiths clocks are great, you can chop and change them bout all day long!! the needles do come off and the facias unscrew so u mite get an accurate speedo if u use the right bits!

[markc]

all i have basically done it pulled my cluster out pulled off the pcb and bulit it back up with the gt pcb and the revcounter.

just wondered if i could use the gt speedo? or is it a different ratio to my origanl one? ie read 30mph instead of 40mph? also would the petrol/temp guage give the right reading with my sensors?

[fikus01]

aah i see wht u mean!! i suspect the gt one would give false readings for speed!!gauges shud be ok tho!!

[markc]

120mph looks a lil better than 90mph, o well thought so cant win them all lol

will wire it up saturday so will let u kno then, thanx agan

markc