Help With Tacho's

[Dannyboy]

Hey i got and old smiths tacho and i wanted to hook it up to my vl i was wondering if anyone could tell me how you actually hook up a tacho

[Goon]

Signal wire to coil?

Only has 1 wire?

[Dannyboy]

Signal wire to coil?

Only has 1 wire?

Yer cheers thanks i wasnt sure where to get the pulse from

[Dannyboy]

i cant work out which wire is the signal wire to the coil

[Goon]

Red is 12v
Black is neg

It might be green or brown for signal - any colour that isnt on this list maybe.

White is usally lights.

[Tree cutter]

The signal wire is a pink wire on its own, just above the alternator. It has a white plug on the end which is a rectangle shape

[Dannyboy]

cheers thanks heaps i reckon i got it now