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4 years 8 months ago #22213 by MikeSeale

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I was thinking the same...Very bright light in the garden yesterday. I'll try to get another reading on an overcast day.

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4 years 8 months ago #22215 by DavidTappin

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Mike wrote

I'll try to get another reading on an overcast day.

Don’t worry Mike, as it’s not IC powered as long as there isn't anything which would be damaged by being blown about it’s quite OK to do it indoors in a darkened room.

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4 years 8 months ago #22226 by JRI

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joneb wrote: Mike wrote
do optical tachometers wear out?

I'm probably teaching my Granny to suck eggs but I've found optical tachos are very sensitive to background light.

I used a piece of black silicone tubing as a 'lens hood' over the sensor on mine, and found it to be much more reliable.

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4 years 8 months ago #22227 by MikeSeale

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That's worth trying, thanks.

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4 years 7 months ago #22267 by MikeSeale

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I can't do anything with the cowl or the canopy until I can browse in Halfords to see what colours they have. So the model is now 'complete'. Also pictured against the Atlas to show how much bigger it is.

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