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techtalk:ref:tools169 [2019/12/05 05:12]
hippysmack
techtalk:ref:tools169 [2019/12/05 05:12]
hippysmack [Timing Light]
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 And conversely, it may see a 405° interval, think it's 360 degrees, and assume the motor is running slower than it is. \\ And conversely, it may see a 405° interval, think it's 360 degrees, and assume the motor is running slower than it is. \\
 The bottom line is that many dialback timing lights can't make sense of it, for the purposes of determining rpm, and you get a wrong answer. \\ The bottom line is that many dialback timing lights can't make sense of it, for the purposes of determining rpm, and you get a wrong answer. \\
-Really the only reliable way to make it work is to set the light'​s dial to 0 and look for the advance mark. \\+Really the only reliable way to make it work on dual fires is to set the light'​s dial to 0 and look for the advance mark. \\
  
 |  Dialback timing light. ((photo by Ryan M of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​t=1069628&​page=3)) ​ | |  Dialback timing light. ((photo by Ryan M of the XLFORUM http://​xlforum.net/​forums/​showthread.php?​t=1069628&​page=3)) ​ |