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General Information => General => Topic started by: fleury on September 02, 2010, 05:32:44 pm

Title: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: fleury on September 02, 2010, 05:32:44 pm

This really cool, It may be old news to some, but new to me and I'm impressed!
http://www.tunelab-world.com/rpmsound.html (http://www.tunelab-world.com/rpmsound.html)

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on September 02, 2010, 06:12:29 pm

"RPM from Sound is accurate to within 1 RPM, and can be used in the cockpit, or from a half-mile away.  It is great for checking your tach or for very precise in-flight performance measurements."

That is cool.
Gonna have to download it next trip to library.

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: maxfax on September 02, 2010, 06:16:15 pm

That almost motivates me to get a smart phone!

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: truckinwagen on September 02, 2010, 06:56:55 pm

I just got a smartphone, so I will have to try this out.
My car already has a tach so I will see how close the two readings are to each other.

-Owen

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: Turbinepowered on September 02, 2010, 08:34:21 pm

Looks like it will only work on PocketPC and Windows OS, so those of us with Android (Or iPhones...  ::)) are out.

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on September 02, 2010, 08:39:40 pm

My dumb ol phone is way too old to ever get smart.

It doesn't even have photo ability.
First generation flip-phone from around 02-04.

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: Turbinepowered on September 02, 2010, 09:00:42 pm

Quote from: Baron VonZeppelin on September 02, 2010, 08:39:40 pm

My dumb ol phone is way too old to ever get smart.

It doesn't even have photo ability.
First generation flip-phone from around 02-04.

I kept my old flip (vintage '04) when I went to my Eris, just in case.

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: catlin_cava on September 03, 2010, 03:55:10 am

I've got a blackberry World, the GF is on her second Iphone.  ;D

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: Settings on September 03, 2010, 06:00:33 am

I'm sitting in my car with it right now. Unfortunately I don't have a tach yet, so I can't really see how accurate it is. Expecting it in the mail any now :)

I see what it's doing, and in theory it should work. While I have different noises at various RPMs (belt squeals and such) the overall frequency should have a 1-to-1 relationship with engine speed. I think actually driving down the road you would get too much interference from road noise/other cars to be of any use. But it's an interesting idea here in the driveway.

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: fleury on September 03, 2010, 06:01:31 am

Here is the iphone version!!!!!!!!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/engine-rpm/id340401811?mt=8 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/engine-rpm/id340401811?mt=8)

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: truckinwagen on September 03, 2010, 08:47:18 am

I have an android, so this app does not  work...
And I searched the android market, no tach app.   :'(

Title: Re: Tachometer App (got a smart phone?)
Post by: catlin_cava on September 03, 2010, 09:30:25 am

Quote from: fleury on September 03, 2010, 06:01:31 am

Here is the iphone version!!!!!!!!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/engine-rpm/id340401811?mt=8 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/engine-rpm/id340401811?mt=8)

8.99$ !!!! Id rather buy a real tach lol