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32rdstr Aug 6, 2025 07:55 PM

Tach signal
 
Trying to hook up a Moon tach and it's come down to two wires which are both black. My ECU is located in the trunk and I extended the tach wire with a black wire. I would like to identify the tach wire by the output when the car is running. What kind of a signal should I expect when the engine is idling?

craby Aug 7, 2025 09:44 AM

this help so far this is all I have found
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32rdstr Aug 7, 2025 07:35 PM

Solved! Turns out the tach signal is a square wave which starts out at 12 volts and goes DOWN with RPM. I was probing it with the key on and thought it was gauge power.

32rdstr Aug 7, 2025 07:37 PM

When in a hurry and just cut wires, label them even if it's just A-A, B-B, C-C etc. Saves time.


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