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small engine hour meter

hondo

2008-02-29, 1:25 pm

looking to buy something to attach to my honda gen to get total hours used
and maintenace for oil change

would this one be ok or please suggest another make/model/price
mayberrys.com/honda/generator/html/hourmeter.htm

Martin Riddle

2008-02-29, 8:26 pm

Check Mcmaster http://www.mcmaster.com/ or Westmarine. Think forklifts/boats.
Mcmaster $19, 75-270v AC hour meter.
<http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...&Ns=0&keyword=h
our%20meter&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=6&subdeptNum=84&classNum=85>

I would go with the Marine Grade equipment.

Cheers

"hondo" <hon@do.us> wrote in message news:62r28gF24m0roU1@mid.individual.net...
> looking to buy something to attach to my honda gen to get total hours used and maintenace for oil change
>
> would this one be ok or please suggest another make/model/price
> mayberrys.com/honda/generator/html/hourmeter.htm

Neon John

2008-03-01, 3:25 am

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:46:30 +0200, "hondo" <hon@do.us> wrote:

>looking to buy something to attach to my honda gen to get total hours used
>and maintenace for oil change
>
>would this one be ok or please suggest another make/model/price
>mayberrys.com/honda/generator/html/hourmeter.htm

I don't like electronic hour meters because when something juices it, the reading is
lost. I use this one on all my small engine equipment:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/...970_41061_41061

Half the price. It has a quartz clock inside the case but the hour register is
mechanical. Little short of burning the thing down would erase the reading even
after something caused it to quit working.

John
--
John De Armond
See my website for my current email address
http://www.neon-john.com
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Tellico Plains, Occupied TN
If stupidity hurt then there'd be Aspirin in the salt shakers.

Ulysses

2008-03-02, 5:25 pm

"hondo" <hon@do.us> wrote in message
news:62r28gF24m0roU1@mid.individual.net...
> looking to buy something to attach to my honda gen to get total hours used
> and maintenace for oil change
>
> would this one be ok or please suggest another make/model/price
> mayberrys.com/honda/generator/html/hourmeter.htm
>
I have an old Hobbs meter that plugs directly into the AC outlet. I think
it might be a bit more mechanical than the one Neon John suggested--I'm not
sure if they HAD quartz clocks when it was made ;-). It has lasted through
two eu2000s (total about 19,000 hours) and over 2400 hours on a Chinese
generator.

Neon John

2008-03-02, 5:25 pm

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:53:03 -0800, "Ulysses" <eatmyspam@spamola.com/> wrote:

>
>"hondo" <hon@do.us> wrote in message
>news:62r28gF24m0roU1@mid.individual.net...
>I have an old Hobbs meter that plugs directly into the AC outlet. I think
>it might be a bit more mechanical than the one Neon John suggested--I'm not
>sure if they HAD quartz clocks when it was made ;-). It has lasted through
>two eu2000s (total about 19,000 hours) and over 2400 hours on a Chinese
>generator.

My motorhome came with a mechanical Hobbs. It was lacking ertness so I did an
autopsy. It contained a mechanism quite similar to old mechanical car clocks. A
spring-driven clock work that was rewound every few minutes by a contact on the
spring that energized a solenoid. I wasn't terribly impressed. It had less than 400
hours on it when it went inert. Just like a car clock :-)

The only thing I don't like about my new one is the loud CLUNK it makes every few
seconds as the solenoid that turns the dial fires. My meter is in the overhead
control panel inside the RV. It's a lot louder than the generator.

John
--
John De Armond
See my website for my current email address
http://www.neon-john.com
http://www.johndearmond.com <-- best little blog on the net!
Tellico Plains, Occupied TN
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.

Ulysses

2008-03-04, 1:25 pm

"Neon John" <no@never.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:53:03 -0800, "Ulysses" <eatmyspam@spamola.com/>
wrote:
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> My motorhome came with a mechanical Hobbs. It was lacking ertness so I
did an
> autopsy. It contained a mechanism quite similar to old mechanical car
clocks. A
> spring-driven clock work that was rewound every few minutes by a contact
on the
> spring that energized a solenoid. I wasn't terribly impressed. It had
less than 400
> hours on it when it went inert. Just like a car clock :-)
>
> The only thing I don't like about my new one is the loud CLUNK it makes
every few
> seconds as the solenoid that turns the dial fires. My meter is in the
overhead
> control panel inside the RV. It's a lot louder than the generator.

Heh. I had my Hobbs disconnected for a while because of noise. I was
thinking there was something wrong somewhere. Now it's next to a louder
generator so I can't hear it and it doesn't bother me ;-)

I forgot to mention that the Hobbs was used when I got it (from my
father-in-law). I suspect it was made in the 50s or 60s. My impression was
they had a good reputation for reliability and were the standard in the
aircraft industry. In any case it's close enough to tell me when to change
my oil.

>
> John
> --
> John De Armond
> See my website for my current email address
> http://www.neon-john.com
> http://www.johndearmond.com <-- best little blog on the net!
> Tellico Plains, Occupied TN
> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In
practice, there is.
>

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