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dakota digital speedo

  • evoshovel
    evoshovel
    14 years ago

    Im fitting a digital speedo to my bike with a sensor that senses of the back wheel nuts .The gauge is a dakota series 2 mini speedo

    the instructions say green wire  switch input(+)

                                        blue wire    night dimming input(+)

                                        red wire      fused + 12v with key on

                                       Gray             speed  signal input

                                       black            ground for gauge

                                        red/white    speed sensor power out (if required)

                                    

     

                                       and the sensor has 3 wires coming from it

                                          red     sensor power

                                         green  speedsignal

                                         black sensor ground

    the instrucions are doing my head in Ive wired as I thought it should go but Im not getting any sensing from the back wheel. Is there anyone out there who has wired one of these up who can tell me which wire should go to what?

  • speedzter
    speedzter
    14 years ago
    Can you measure 12v at the sensor power in?
    Use a digital meter and you should be able to see the sensor signal out pulse on/off when the wheel spins.
  • als1200
    als1200
    14 years ago

    looks like fun.....if you need some moral support give me a yell.  Saturdays free (at last) even though its looking like rain.  Just had a look at the instructions on the net...how have you done it?  is the speed sensor getting a pulse? did you have to put a magnet on the rear wheel?  remember helping a mate fit a new dash on his crx450 with a new sensor and it took a little bit to get it working.

     

    this is what i came up with.

    guage   

    black = earth

    red= ignition 

    blue = dimmer (leave this so it stays bright)

    green = goes to a toggle switch momentry then to 12v power  (looks like its used for setting it up only)

    grey = goes to the GREEN WIRE ON THE SPEED SENSOR

    white red = goes to the RED WIRE ON THE SPEED SENSOR

       THE BLACK WIRE ON THE SENSOR IS JUST ANOTHER EARTH                                        

  • evoshovel
    evoshovel
    14 years ago

    thanks Al I might come in and see you at work.