tach fades out at full throttle

ked318

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can anybody tell me why i lose my tach signal at 3500 t0 4000 rpm its a 79 johnson 70 hp all wiring is correct all settings on tach is correct also the tach is telflex tach do i need a resistor also it does come back at idle only happens at full throttle any help would be great
 

jonesg

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Re: tach fades out at full throttle

It reads the pulses at the rectifier, try putting a meter on the grey signal wire and watch if it drops out at rpm. Is the battery maintaining charge?
 
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