The 5 Best spindle tachometers (2023 reviews)

The neiko spindle tachometer's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. The compact, lightweight design of this photo tachometer makes it easy to get speed readings for diagnostic and measurement purposes. The sensor in the tach picks up the pulses and performs the measurement, displaying in 0.1 RPM steps for speeds up to 999.9 RPM, and 1.0 RPM steps from 1000 to 99999 RPM. It has a min and max RPM function, showing the variations in the speed of the measurement. The photo-reflective strips can be made relatively small to reduce waste.

The body of tachometer is slim and easily fits into the palm of your hands. The intuitive and easy to use functions allows you to store the minimum and maximum measurements with an auto zero function as well. It comes with plenty of reflective tape. The large and easy to read LCD screen combined with the quick high speed laser beam allows you to get a quick reading up to 99, 999 rpm.

Why We Like This:

Works pretty good with repeatable, stable, results
Accurate, easy to use and well priced
Has a memory option which remembers the last set of readings
Comes with a decent carrying case

Best For electric motor: Agptek spindle Tachometer

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The agptek spindle tachometer's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. It is an inexpensive, easy application device that provides the user reasonable feedback that could warrant the application of more complex measurement tools. This device measures the rpm of a physically rotating / spinning object. It comes with reflective tape that you put on whatever you want to check the speed on. The tachometer will work on any rotating item with the reflective tape applied. It is perfectly designed to check the analog tack on the diesel engine. It is extremely useful when troubleshooting the bosch washer motor problem. The reflective tape is difficult to use.

Why We Like This:

Works on everything from ceiling fans to fast-spinning rc propellers
Small workable rpm meter that fits nicely into a tool box
Useful for measuring the angular velocity of a fidget spinner
Provides a valid low rpm reference

Best For hydro electric system: Cybertech spindle Tachometer

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The cybertech spindle tachometer is the best reliable tachometer on the market today. This is all you need for most home or light duty industrial applications. It comes with about 18 inches of reflective tape which is more than adequate to do quite a few machines. It is looking for a reflective surface for reading. It is sensitive enough to pick up other things such as white tape, wood propeller blades, or shinny aluminum.

The tachometer is easy to use and has held up to the rigors of being used by an entire high school baseball team all winter and spring. It will actually work at least 6 ft. It comes all set to go with batteries and reflective tape. If you need to verify rotational speeds of almost anything, this is a handy tool.

Why We Like This:

Digital photo laser tachometer from cybertech
Small easy to read and accurate
Comes in a nice case with several strips of reflective tape
Nice size and large digital readout

Best With phone: Digiten Tachometer Hall NPN proximity sensor

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Digiten makes beautiful and great tachometer with classic and smartly choosen materials. The hall effect sensor requires the magnet to be attached to whatever rotating part you are using to measure rpm. It includes a tachometer x 1 hall npn proximity sensor x 1 magnet x 1tips. It only has revolutions per second. The small magnet just sticks on, and you will have to make a bracket to hold the sensor 2/3 mm away from the magnet.

This tach uses a magnet fastened to the rotating shaft, with a pickup that senses when the magnet passes it. It is easy to read with the bright green numbers. It includes a 9vdc regulated dc power supply into the sensor.

Why We Like This:

Pretty basic, but easy, accurate & visible
Bright enough for day, not blinding at night
Installed on lathe for spindle speed

Best With recall: Digiten spindle Tachometer

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We would, of course, be remiss if we didn't mention digiten spindle tachometer for regular usage. The unit ( sensor and display ) basically serves that function by counting rotations. It includes a tachometer x 1 hall npn proximity sensor x 1 magnet x 1tips. The sensor is mounted so that the magnet passes very close to the sensor at each rotation, the detection range is suppose to be 10 mm but closer is better. The electronic part just simply 'counts' the passing by of the magnet, and keeps track of time, producing Revolutions per minute.

There is a magnet that comes with it. They come in a little plastic bottle and are about the size of a watch battery. The proximity sensor can be mounted with enough rigidity to maintain the sensor close enough to the magnet to get a good reading.

Why We Like This:

Easy installation with a very clear wiring diagram
Excellent for a variety of speed measurement applications
Lot of satisfied buyers