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From: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Speedometer limits
Message-ID: <250@unirot.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 16:33:35 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 16:33:35 1985
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References: <1400@cornell.UUCP> <-74821361@techsup> <272@bunny.UUCP>
Reply-To: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: The Soup Kitchen, Piscataway NJ
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Summary: use a little gearbox

In article <272@bunny.UUCP> cpr0@bunny.UUCP (C. Rosebrugh) writes:
>
>Also, if a rip the stopper pin out of a speedometer (the pin the needle hits
>at max mph), is the needle movement still "linear" (given that the actual
>motion is circular)?
>
>               Chris Rosebrugh GTE Laboratories, Waltham, Mass.
>                          !harvard!bunny!cpr0


Maybe, but there is a better way.  The trick is to get a little gearbox that
is inserted in the spedometer cable.  With the appropriate gear ratio, you
can use the KPH scale to indicate miles/hour.  I understand that shops that
specialize in spedometer repair, etc. stock these little devils...
-- 
George Robbins			uucp:	{unirot|tapa}!grr
P.O. Box 177
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