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MRT - T-Sport Rev-Lite

IIntroducing the latest technology, as used by Formula 1 cars. Suitable for all makes & models. Rev-Lite features very bright clear lens LEDs. It is suitable for installation in road, race and rally cars which are used both during the daylight and night and in situations where it will be mounted a long way out of the drivers main field of vision. T-SPORT Rev-Lite is the only commercially available 6 LED sequential shift light and represents the next generation in shift light technology

It is a self contained unit designed for 'top-of-dash' mounting. All the electronics required to operate the 6 sequential lights are housed within the one ultra low line enclosure which measures only W 60 mm X L 60 mm X H 12 mm. What makes it so much more advanced when compared to an old fashioned "Flash Light" style shift light is that it covers a 1,000 rpm bandwidth (on a 4 cyl engine). This means that if the red line is set at, for example 7,000 rpm, the 1st light will come on at 6,000 rpm while the rest will come on in 200 rpm steps, until the red line is reached.

In practice, on a high powered engine, this all happens in the blink of an eye and this is the exact reason why it was developed, so that you never miss a shift point and you don't have to keep looking down at the tachometer on your dash while you're accelerating hard from 0-100 kph in 5 seconds or less.

The Rev-Lite has been designed specifically to be visible within the drivers peripheral view. It uses standard 3 mm LEDs with careful consideration given to visibility during daylight hours. The purpose designed enclosure shades the body of each LED so that the anode and cathode are always protected from direct sunlight. There is also a small lip around the face of Rev-Lite to offer more of a shaded area.

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The choice of light colours has also been selected to maximize use via peripheral vision. Red was chosen for the 1st 4 LEDs as they don't create much glare at night, but on early proto-types it was found that it is hard to tell if 4 or 6 were lit out of the corner of your eye if they were all red, so the last 2 LEDs are yellow and green as green seems the most intense LED colour available. Consequentially there is a noticeable increase in brightness when the green LED comes on. So long as Rev-Lite is mounted as intended on top of the dash cushion, you won't have a problem with visibility in sunlight (you also won't be blinded at night like you would with 'flash light' style shift lights).

T-SPORT Rev-Lite is suitable for installation on any petrol engine including 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12 cyl & all rotaries with either single coil or multi coil ignition systems. Any car/bike that uses a standard tachometer can use Rev-Lite, as it operates
using the exact same signal from the ign coil.

Easily adjusted: Rev-Lite can be set to display revs at anywhere between idle & 12,000rpm (on a 4cyl) just by rotating the thumb wheel on the side of the unit. There aren't any switches and you don't need to buy additional parts to adjust for different engine configurations, as Rev-Lites range of adjustment is broad enough to cover any rpm point you desire.

Simple 3 wire hook up
Rev-Lite has only 3 wires to hook up. Simple connections for:

1) 12 volt power (via your accessories circuit in the fuse box)
2) Earth to the cars chassis.
3) Tacho signal, usually from the negative terminal on your ignition coil.

If you own a multi coil car, you will only need to locate the tacho signal from your computer, which will be avalible either from the wiring loom near the computer itself or from the ignition power module.

Please Note: Rev-Lite is a fully functional tachometer that in effect displays only a 1,000 rpm portion of the rev range. Therefore Rev-Lite will work anywhere a standard tacho is present as it requires the very same pulse signal.