Measuring rotational speed.

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Measuring rotational speed.

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Question gentlemen; I have been a tuning cars again and would like to measure rpms more precisely than via a jumping needle on a 50 yr old gauge, is there some sort of electrikery powered gadget available that one can point at a flywheel/pulley/fan/shaft that will accurately measure the rpms?
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Non-contact tachometer

Have a look on the Baldy Bezos site. The Chinese are a great bunch of lads.
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I dont do Amazon, I shall peruse eBay and distribute at least a tiny amount of funds to a fellow countryman.
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That'll probably been some Chinese bloke and his mates working out of a Big Yellow Storage in Manchester.

e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25336446
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You may additionally need some reflective tape.
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Acshually I have I think found a caucasian purveyor of fine electrical instruments of the Clarke variety!
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5x the price!
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