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colwyn500 · Joined: 21 Oct 2012 Posts: 1745 Location: Nairn, Scotland

I have left this a bit late but my nearest and dearest wonders what to get me for Christmas.
She may as well get me the next thing on my list which is a timing strobe light. As the engine needs to have the advance measured at a specific RPM and the car has no tachometer, the obvious thing is to get one that measures RPM as well.
Any suggestions please?

ka · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 600 Location: Orkney.

Snap-on light will do all you require. bit pricey though.
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Better three than four.

Peter_L · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 12:54 pm Post subject:

There is one on Amazon.co.uk and several on .ca and .com which should give you a ball park £ figure.

alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 2135 Location: East Yorkshire

If you're quick, the one below represents a reasonable stocking filler?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Friday-SALE-AccuSpark-S8000-Professional-Ignition-Timing-strobe-lamp-Light-/182364877110?hash=item2a75cb3136:g:G8QAAOSwbYZXc5hx

Something like this below is a cheap way to get a rev counter.......be careful if lighting up at night, however...it'll burn your retinas!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-52mm-12V-Car-Tachometer-Tach-Gauge-With-Holder-Cup-0-8000RPM-Blue-LED-Q9O2-/131826331756?hash=item1eb176306c:g:4lgAAOSwH6lXRA5L

A bit of wire for extension leads, and away you go. You could even bolt it to your toolbox lid!

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47Jag · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:59 pm Post subject:

The SP8000 at the bottom of the listing looks like what you want.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SP8000-Ignition-Timing-strobe-Lamp-light-with-digital-advance-and-Rev-counter/181865828542?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3D47cb7ca891854d0181feda44645265d2%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D182364877110

It's 60 quid tho'

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