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Review on Runleader Backlight Hour Meter Tachometer: Maintenance Reminder for Lawn Mower, Tractor, Generator, Marine Outboard, ATV, Motor, Snowmobile & Gas Powered Equipment - Battery Replaceable, User Shutdown by Brent Peterson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works primarily with tachometers

Hey this is a cheap tachometer that will record engine RPM fairly accurately on small engines. I like that the battery is swappable (some aren't, so it only lasts a few months and then it's thrown in the trash), the backlight is on your terms (on/off/intermittent). What I would like to improve is a slightly longer cable (it barely reached the spark plug wire on my Yamaha golf cart) and a clip on the end to bypass the spark plug wire and capture the signal. The wire winding works with a frequency and an accuracy of approx. 90%. They tell you that with fewer or more turns around the cable you can fine-tune the RPM reading - no, it doesn't matter, at least for my Yamaha's single-cylinder 4-stroke. But hey, it's cheap, so expecting too much is unrealistic.

Pros
  • Great for outdoor activities
Cons
  • Not sure