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85 Canadian Electronic Tach Wiring

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 2:09 pm
by DRC
I have an Canadian 85 frame and gauge cluster that I'm going to use on my Athena build (I thought it was an 84 until i pulled it out of the basement)

The motor and wiring harness will be from a Canadian 83.

I would like to use the Electronic Tach in the 85 gauge cluster and need to splice it into the 83 harness. From what I can remember...

- The Grey wire from the tach was spliced into the orange wire going to the coil - I believe the 86 and later may have taken the signal from the CDI

- The Black wire was the ground

- The Brown wire was the power that also supplied power to the temperature gauge.

Is someone able to confirm this? Do does anyone have a clear scan of the 85 wiring diagram.

Thanks in Advance...

Re: 85 Canadian Electronic Tach Wiring

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 3:20 pm
by MK
In all years the electronic tachs are not using the orange wire in the CDI (which goes to HT coil primary). They all connect to the black-yellow between CDI and PV controller.
So the right scheme is
- black => ground
- brown => + 12V
- grey => black-yellow

Re: 85 Canadian Electronic Tach Wiring

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 7:21 pm
by Zedixe13
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