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Karl Townsend wrote:
I'm going to play more with this idea. the vendor had me cut the lead
down to one inch and use just a hook, no joy. I think I'll try to
increase the distance by wrapping a gob of elctrical tape around the
plug wire.

I assume you're thinking AL foil. Which wire would you wrap, plug wire
or unit pickup lead, and should it be grounded?

Karl



Karl, how about a photo tach reading impulses directly off the PTO?
Small spot of reflective tape and mount the sensor and you should be OK.

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