If you’re into anything even vaguely mechanical on the broad hacking spectrum, you’ve come into contact with things that spin. Sometimes, it’s important to know precisely how fast they are spinning!

We know that the rated rotational speed of an industrial motor is based on two fixed factors: the number of poles and the supply frequency. So if you install a 4-pole, 480V motor in a 480V, 60Hz ...

The Lexus LFA's digital tachometer addressed engineering challenges while adding emotional drama to the supercar's cockpit.

Honda H’ness CB350’s instrument cluster is a semi-digital unit. There’s a big dial that contains an analogue speedometer and a small digital display that shows info like fuel level, gear position ...

for mower engines. A Tachometer is a gauge on a vehicle that tells you how quickly the crankshaft of the engine is turning. It is typically a unit of measure called revolutions per minute (RPM). There ...

Tachometry, the measurement of the speed of spin of rotating objects, is a common application. Some of those objects, however, have quirky aspects that make them extra interesting, even scary. One ...