While at the track last weekend we are teaching my 14 year old grandson the ins and outs of driving a race car. While telling him to watch the tach he replied what does the tach tell me? which we replied it measures/shoes the engine RPM. His question was why is it not called a RPM meter? I have to say I had no answer. A quick search on Google had no apparent answer as well. Any ideas here?
Bruce Lee
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August 07, 2023, 12:02 PM
"The Bender"
Short for tachometer
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August 07, 2023, 10:00 PM
Bruce Williams
quote:
Originally posted by "The Bender": Short for tachometer
Seriously LOL
Thanks for clearing that up
Bruce Lee
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August 08, 2023, 04:50 PM
wideopen231
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August 09, 2023, 12:38 PM
David Gerard
My oldest son works for Google, so I always just start there!
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August 13, 2023, 12:16 PM
Bruce Williams
quote:
Originally posted by David Gerard: My oldest son works for Google, so I always just start there!
Sometimes you win... Sometimes you lose!
You have to ask the right question to get the right answer!
Google was the first place I went to. Unfortunately my browser appears to have blocked or pushed many pages back any quality answers.
Bruce Lee
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August 13, 2023, 07:03 PM
BG7X77
If memory serves I asked about this in school "pre google" ~ 30 years ago before answer for everything was on google but went and verified to be sure.....Greek origin "Tachos" or "Tachus", speed, swiftness, rapidness.
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