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From: ssave@ole.UUCP (Shailendra Save)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Inductive pickups.
Message-ID: <1974@ole.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 91 04:29:04 GMT
References: <JON_SREE.91May31225851@world.std.com>
Organization: Seattle Silicon Corp., Bellevue, WA.
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From article <JON_SREE.91May31225851@world.std.com>, by jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth):
> In article <5170138@hplsla.HP.COM> tomb@hplsla.HP.COM (Tom Bruhns) writes:
>    ssave@ole.UUCP (Shailendra Save) writes:
> 
>    >  I am trying to get a signal from the drive shaft of my car
>    >using an inductive pickup. (To calculate and display speed)

> lighter, don't you see noise correlated with the spark plug firing 
> on top of the 12V ? Can that be used ? 
> 

    If I wanted a transducer for a tachometer, I would. I meant
    automobile speed when I said speed. Sorry about that. For the
    tach, I *am* using pulses from the primary of the coil. (A little
    cleaner and easier than the cigarette lighter)

    Good idea though.

    Shailendra
    ssave@caen.engin.umich.edu
    sumax!ole.uucp!ssave
> 
> Jon Sreekanth
> jon_sree@world.std.com