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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:55 pm    Post subject: VDO Tachometer Identification Reply with quote

Hi Folks

I'm just in the middle of testing a new Tachometer which I believe to be DOA and remembered my 61 Ghia came with a tachometer which I could perhaps test to ensure everything was right, so I grabbed it and realised there wasn't any info on how to connect it (and it was 6v anyway), so I Googled it and couldn't find anything about it apart from photos on some Ebay adds for something similar for a 356 so I thought I should ask here and see if anyone knows what its from.

Its 85mm and 6V, before anyone says its not from a Ghia you are correct I note that it was in an aperture far too large for it in what was a botched up car.

Thanks for any help.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 6:16 am    Post subject: tach Reply with quote

Doesn't look like any 356 tach I've ever seen.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not a 356 tach.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You may have better luck on this thread:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=181395
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was a "Classic" series of gauges VDO made for kit car applications in the 1970s, but I didn't know these were available in a 6-volt version.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys, the Ebay listing was possibly just using keywords to get peoples attention, I'll try the other thread.
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