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Posted by Neon John on March 2, 2008, 4:45 pm
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>> looking to buy something to attach to my honda gen to get total hours used
>> and maintenace for oil change
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>> would this one be ok or please suggest another make/model/price
>> mayberrys.com/honda/generator/html/hourmeter.htm
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>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
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John De Armond
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Tellico Plains, Occupied TN
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice,
there is.
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