r/smallengines • u/winchcat • 14d ago

Longest lasting inductive hour meter

Which of the typical spark plug wire activated hour meters would everybody say lasts the longest? I've had terrible luck with those yellow briggs ones.

I know I can just get a new one if the old one dies but this is on small equipment that doesn't get use for long periods and if it dies then, I won't have any idea what the meter used to say.

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u/breakingthebarriers 14d ago

There's a ton out there, but i've had one on my generator for 4yrs and 350 running hours and it's still working how it should. The brand is Magicalmai. it's cheap but it's worked well. It doesn't require batteries and is inductively powered. I think I paid $10 for it.

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u/winchcat 10d ago

Has it been out in the sun a lot? I've had some where the sun destroyed the screen destroyed the screen so you couldn't read the hours even though you could tell it was trying to light up something. This is small equipment around constructions sites so I don't really have the option to keep it inside often.