Acumen SP500 manual

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    Acumen Electronics Ltd 15 Glenmore Bus Pk Colebrook Way Andover Hants SP10 3GQ UK Tel; +44 (0)1264 359922 Fax; +44 (0)1264 359933 www.acumen-electronics.co.uk Acumen SP500 Universal Speedo The speedometer is designed as a universal fit. You will need to perform some slight assembly on it, to s u it your own individual req uirements. The Acumen Univ[...]

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    These indicators switch to 12V to make them illuminate These indicators switch to ground/earth to make them illuminate NOTE! The five indicator LED’s for; M (miles) K (Kilometers) ODO TRIP CLOCK Are all pre-coloured. When you have decided which indicator does what, use the pre-coloured icons to indicate the purpose of the indicator. Cut the icon [...]

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    Speedo and Trip display filter The LED’s for the Speedometer and the Trip/ODO/Clock are Red in the standard version and White in the Special Version. Either version w ill need som e filtration added to en hance the contras t and, therefore, the ‘viewability’ of the d isplay. Acumen has included a selection of f ilters in the kit for this pu r[...]

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    Electrical Connections Speedometer Wire Colour Purpose Red/Black Ignition – a circuit which has 12V when the ignition is switched on AND also connect to the Re d wire of the Speedo reader Red 12V – permanent power supply Black/Green LED Indicator numbe r 2 – switches to ground/earth/0V White LED Indicator number 3 – switches to 12V Black Gr[...]

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    Calibrating the Speedo to your motorcycle – The speedo needs to let you know, accurately, what speed you are doing and what distance you have done. You therefore need to enter a calibration code. To do this, look at the attached ch art which will give you a code dependen t upon the tyre size that the speedo reader head is mounted on. The chart wi[...]

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    Speedo Calibration Code Tyre Type Size Speedo Calibration Code Tyre Type Size Speedo Calibration Code Tyre Type Size Speedo Calibration Code 15” Road 18” Road 18” Racing 140/90 3 350-18 3 80/90 3 150/90 3 400-18 1 90/90 3 170/80 3 90/90 3 100/90 3 200/70 3 100/90 3 110/80 3 16” Road 110/80 3 110/90 1 350-16 3 110/90 3 130/65 3 500-16 1 120/[...]