Re: [DML] Tachometer Needle

["Tom Niemczewski" <tomcio@xxxx>]

Nick and others,
The tach always parks between 2 and 3. It's not the electronics but just the
way the needle is balanced. It doesn't matter where the needle is when you
turn the key off, it always parks there. If you're looking at a picture and
you can't tell if the car is running or not, just look at the volts. When
you turn the key off, it always goes down to 0.
The tach goes down to 0 just as you turn the key on, and goes up between 2
and 3 when you turn it off.
Hope this helps
Tom Niemczewski
vin 6298
tomcio@xxxx

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Rawlings" <blast59@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [DML] Tachometer Needle


> I wondered this myself at first, but I believe that the reason for this
is
> the electronic instrumentation. I suppose when the car shuts off, the
> needle holds at whatever position it was at last. I can't tell which cars
> are running in the pictures and which aren't!
>I have a question, which is making me very curious. Why is it that on a
lot
> >of DeLorean photos I have seen of the dashboard, the tacho needle is a
bit,
> >er, vertical....? I'm sure it's not a idling problem, but it is bugging
me
> >a
> >bit! Anyone care to explain?