Will a Inductive Hour Meter Work?

[Squirrelmageddon]

I have a GX CS4 coming and wanted to put an hour meter on it for grease maintenance. The hour meter I ordered is an inductive type where the single lead wire is wrapped around a gas engine's spark plug wire. I was thinking it would pickup a signal off of the motor's positive wire, however, I'm second guessing myself. Does anybody know if an inductive meter will or will not work?

 

[elwoodblues]

I'd have doubt's about that a vibration type is what most everyone uses

 

[ctshooter]

My answer is it might. But a spark plug runs at like 20-50k volts, no? The CS4 runs at 12v and it's DC. Might not be enough induction created to trigger the meter. Like mentioned above - I use a vibration based one on high sensitivity and it works well.

 

[Squirrelmageddon]

My answer is it might. But a spark plug runs at like 20-50k volts, no? The CS4 runs at 12v and it's DC. Might not be enough induction created to trigger the meter. Like mentioned above - I use a vibration based one on high sensitivity and it works well.

Ahh crap. I saw a YouTube video and they creator said the vibration type didn't work for him. I guess I'll get a vibration type and return these induction ones. Thanks for letting me know the vibration ones do indeed work.

 

[elwoodblues]

He probably did not set it to high sensitivity as mentioned above, mine didn't work till I did that and it only runs when the pump is pumping

 

[Healthservices]

Just make sure to keep the instructions so you can put it in travel/off mode when taking it on trips. That way it won't record time on a drive to the range or where ever you go with it.

Allen

 

[Star7]

He probably did not set it to high sensitivity as mentioned above, mine didn't work till I did that and it only runs when the pump is pumping

I had to move my hour meter around to get a reliable vibration activation. I had it set to high sensitivity, but the compressor didn't vibrate very much. I also have a YH and that thing vibrates like a paint shaker. No problem there even on low sensitivity.

 

[HogKiller]

I had to move my hour meter around to get a reliable vibration activation. I had it set to high sensitivity, but the compressor didn't vibrate very much. I also have a YH and that thing vibrates like a paint shaker. No problem there even on low sensitivity.

I actually had to double sided sticky tape mine to the crank case to get it to work.