Overkill338
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I've been using a $10 Chinese tach. But a friend has given me a new Stihl EDT9
What Tachometers are you guys using?
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I have one of these and it works great. I set the idle and max speed with it. I can tune by ear but this is a lot better than the ears. I like to warm the saw up a couple minutes and then set the carburetor. Some people can tune a piano by ear, but the little electronic devise is much better. I have had a couple different ones, but this one is the best as the refresher rate is very fast. If you work on a lot of chainsaws this one is the cats meow and no wires are needed.
https://www.amickssuperstore.com/DTI_2_Cycle_Two_Stroke_Hand_Held_Tachometer_p/dti tech-tach tt-20k tach.htm
https://www.amickssuperstore.com/DTI_2_Cycle_Two_Stroke_Hand_Held_Tachometer_p/dti tech-tach tt-20k tach.htm
ThackMan
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lambs
Stihl crazy after all these years
I have one of these and it works great. I set the idle and max speed with it. I can tune by ear but this is a lot better than the ears. I like to warm the saw up a couple minutes and then set the carburetor. Some people can tune a piano by ear, but the little electronic devise is much better. I have had a couple different ones, but this one is the best as the refresher rate is very fast. If you work on a lot of chainsaws this one is the cats meow and no wires are needed.
https://www.amickssuperstore.com/DTI_2_Cycle_Two_Stroke_Hand_Held_Tachometer_p/dti tech-tach tt-20k tach.htm
I think this is actually the one I have. You can hold it and the front handgrip of the saw at the same time.
I too am unable to tune by ear; always setting it too rich.
Overkill338
M-Tronicly Obsessed
My EDT9 came today. Anyone else use these? My old Chinese tach you have to guess through the settings until you get it right lol
crammit442
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PET-2500. Have it from tuning race motors. WAY overpriced for chainsaw use, but it's waterproof and floats.....
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Sam R
8mm Socket
I use Stihl EDT 9 - inductive tach, updates at 1.5 seconds and is extremely reliable. As a dealer employed mech I also have used the MDG 1 which is like an uber tach, but set up is a lot more time consuming so I don't use it often.
ThackMan
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Wow the stihl EDT 9 is $100.00?!?
Hardline is essentially the same product.
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That's the one I have and that's where I got it. Works great what little I have used it.I have one of these and it works great. I set the idle and max speed with it. I can tune by ear but this is a lot better than the ears. I like to warm the saw up a couple minutes and then set the carburetor. Some people can tune a piano by ear, but the little electronic devise is much better. I have had a couple different ones, but this one is the best as the refresher rate is very fast. If you work on a lot of chainsaws this one is the cats meow and no wires are needed.
https://www.amickssuperstore.com/DTI_2_Cycle_Two_Stroke_Hand_Held_Tachometer_p/dti tech-tach tt-20k tach.htm
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Wow the stihl EDT 9 is $100.00?!?
Hardline is essentially the same product.
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That's the one I have. Doesn't work for ****. Didn't even have directions.
ThackMan
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Mine works great. The directions are in the center of the the insert in the package.
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cus_deluxe
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I use the dti fast tach as well. Generally only use it so i can see if i gained rpms after mods and stuff. I tune pretty much everything by ear
tomdcoker
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I have one that I bought 10 years ago and have not used it but once in the last five or six years. That was on a MS 251. I thought it was running to fast, checked it with the tack and it was about 12,500 RPM. The manual said max was 13,000. I have been tuning by ear for a long time and never had any problems. Tom
