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Title: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: Terry Bolin on May 07, 2008, 05:51:56 PM

I bought a new Glowbee tach for this season because it showed 3 memory capability. I store the reading, go fly and the tach has turned itself off to save battery power while I am in the air. I can not retrieve the RPM recorded when I turn the unit back on. Does it not keep the memory when yours goes off? What am I doing wrong? please share your experience.
Thanks Terry !

Title: Re: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: Mark Scarborough on May 07, 2008, 08:30:37 PM

seems like that when I was using my Glo Bee, after you store the rpm, when you first turn it on it shows the recorded rpm, ,but I dont remember for sure. I got really tired of buying batteries for it all the time and it seemed realy finicky for reading the rpm.

Title: Re: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: gary tultz on May 07, 2008, 10:36:45 PM

Exactly the same as mine. Luckily, I only paid five bucks for it at a flea market. Now I know why.  Strangely though, I watched the current NATS Champ, Orestes Hernandes use one all weekend at the Team Trials last year at Muncie, no problem.  ::)

Title: Re: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: Terry Bolin on May 08, 2008, 04:43:12 PM

This is how my luck actually goes. SO now, if Globee is not the way to go, what brand is good to use?
T

Title: Re: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: Mark Scarborough on May 08, 2008, 06:49:17 PM

I replaced mine with a tower tach, have been happy with it from day one. the only issue is making sure you have light so it reads well.
It doesnt have memory, (nor do I for that mattter) so I keep notes in my log if need be. At least thats what I am trying to do,, when I remember?

Title: Re: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: Terry Bolin on May 08, 2008, 09:21:32 PM

Mark , I understand, I too have no memory! That's why i wanted a tach with one. By the time I get done, I can't remember the setting on the tacH.

Title: Re: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: Randy Powell on May 08, 2008, 09:55:50 PM

Terry,

A lot of guys keep a log book. It helps.

Title: Re: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: Paul Smith on May 09, 2008, 05:29:29 AM

I bought one of those about five years ago and it's still on the original (NINE VOLT) battery.  I use it a lot.

I fired it up this morning and it still has yesterday's readings.

Maybe the "swap meet special" was sold for a reason.

Title: Re: Question about Glowbee tach.
Post by: Mark Scarborough on May 09, 2008, 08:13:35 AM

well mine wasnt a wswap meet special, it was brand new from tower,, and it ate batteries right and left,, those nine volters arent cheap either