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Old 08-03-11, 10:09 AM   #21
mikerj
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Default Re: How accurate is the SV speedo?

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Originally Posted by kaivalagi View Post
Good to know, the newer dashs are digital rather than the old fashioned wind up things so it would make sense they are accurate in distance and inflated in speed
It doesn't make any difference, there is no inherent reason why a digital odometer would be more or less accurate than a mechanical one. A mechanical speedometer is different as it relies on the strength of magnets and a hair spring and has precision bearings that get gunked up over time, so accuracy is inevitably compromised, but an odometer is a simple geared system with no opportunity for the calibration to move other than through normal tyre wear/inflation or failure of some internal part.
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