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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
speedometer instrument that indicates speed. A cable from an automotive speedometer is attached to the rear of the transmission of an automobile; the cable turns at a rate proportional to the speed of the car. In a very common type of speedometer the other end of the cable is attached to a simple magnetic device inside the speedometer. In response to the rotating cable, this device moves a needle along a calibrated dial to indicate the speed of the automobile. Another type of automobile speedometer uses centrifugal force and operates in a manner similar to a flyball governor . The airplan... Read more
Speedometer
Speedometer Background A speedometer is a device used to measure the traveling speed of a vehicle...the general public. Today, no automobile is equipped without a speedometer intact; it is fixed to a vehicle's cockpit and usually shares... Read more
speedometer
speedometer • bitter , committer, critter, embitter, emitter, fitter, flitter, fritter, glitter, gritter, hitter, jitter...barometer, gasometer, geometer, manometer, micrometer, milometer, olfactometer, optometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, speedometer, swingometer, tachometer, thermometer ... Read more

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Suits filed over GM speedometers.
; ...Zwicker knew something was wrong when the speedometer on his 2004 Chevy Suburban indicated...at or near the speed limit. Zwicker's speedometer failed completely in April 2006. But...warranty, so he paid $100 for a new speedometer rather than the usual $400 to $500 cost... Read more
Need for speedometer repair
; ...daughter has a '91 Chevrolet S-10 and the speedometer has just quit working. Everything else...Ala. During the 1980s, most automotive speedometers and odometers took a leap forward in...cable drive and aluminum cup/magnet speedometer head. A dry or worn speedometer cable... Read more
Vibrating speedometer
; New Straits Times 12-22-2002 Vibrating speedometer Edition: 2* Column: Autocare DEAR Paul...000 km) service, I noticed that the speedometer needle tended to vibrate between the...service dealer and they changed the speedometer. But it did not solve the problem and... Read more
Versatile digital speedometer uses few components.(design ideas)
; A speedometer measures a wheel's rotational speed...moving-pointer displays, the electronic speedometer in this Design Idea features a digital...components. Figure 1 shows the digital speedometer's circuit design. An Atmel AVR AT90S2313... Read more
Bad wiring may cause jumpy speedometer
; ...problem at highway speeds where the speedometer needle will start jumping in a small...intermittently. Only the engine and speedometer seem affected, all other electronics...during this period. I've heard a faulty speedometer can send feedback to the computer causing... Read more
Vic: Bracks proposes speedometer limit of 130kph for cars
; ...11-09-2004 Vic: Bracks proposes speedometer limit of 130kph for cars The...government is proposing to limit speedometers on all new cars to 130 kilometres...radio 3AW the plan to limit speedometers is the first step in a campaign... Read more
LARGE SPEEDOMETER A WELCOME SIGHT IN AN UNFAMILIAR CAR.(LOCAL)
; ...to discover in a rented Ford Escort a speedometer that can be read at the merest glance...is it needful to be looking at the speedometer so often? Because cars, especially new...you're doing 40 and, glancing at the speedometer, find the needle is edging at 70. Or... Read more
Noisy motor has speedometer in a whirr
; ...question regarding a noise which the speedometer makes. This is her question: "In the...think it was serious. Could it be a worn speedometer cable? What can be done to alleviate...many other cars, had gone to electronic speedometers and no longer used a speedometer cable... Read more
Speedometer stopped
; Paul David New Straits Times 03-12-2006 Speedometer stopped Byline: Paul David Edition...Autocare Dear Paul, My 1997 Opel Vectra's speedometer has stopped working. Is it using cable...Kinabalu Reply: 1. It is likely that your speedometer is cable driven and if it has stopped... Read more
Wrong tire size can throw off handling as well as speedometer
; ...Will the size difference change my speedometer reading? Lew TOM: Well, GMC doesn't...this truck, Lew. And throwing off the speedometer reading is probably the least of its...slightly smaller in diameter), your speedometer will read faster than your truck is... Read more

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