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Halda Tripmaster

Halda Tripmaster made with an alloy case or plastic case. This is an Odometer (or mileometer) which reads to 1/100th of a mile or kilometre and can be calibrated extremely accurately. This is done by changing one or, a pair of gear wheels, when initially setting the unit up. The read-out can be zeroed by the pull of a knob, advanced or reversed by hand and made to run forward or backward or turned off.

Halda Twinmaster is in effect two Tripmasters combined into one casing so you can use one meter for the day's or section's total mileage and the other for each interval between road book instructions. There are two versions of both Twinmasters and Tripmasters, the earlier has a metal outer case and minor internal improvements.

Both are driven from the car's speedometer cable by means of a “T”-gear (a right angle drive take off) which screws in between the speedo cable and speedometer and another similar cable. In a couple of minutes you can swap gears to allow for different axle ratios or tyres and change to miles or kilometre, provided you have set it up beforehand.

Halda Twinmaster
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Instrument Adjustments
Drive Cable & Clips
Standard X-Gear
'T' Drive for Speedo

Adjustment Possibilities
Thanks to HALDA's simple adjustment-gear-arrangement, with quickly exchangeable X-wheels and Z-wheels (see brochure), you have - if desired - the great advantage of being able to adjust the instrument yourself to within 99.6 to 100 % of the "Rally Master's mile" (or kilometre) in each rally, or to change of tires. etc.

For this purpose you will require a few X-gear wheels and possibly - but unlikely - one Z-gear wheel. The number of different X-wheels you will need depends on within what percentage range you want to be able to adjust up or down.

How to Choose X-wheels
There are two systems available for choosing X-wheels, one is described in the following, one is described on the back of the fitting instructions also enclosed with the instrument package. The latter assumes that your instrument is delivered geared for 1000 revs per mile of the speedo cable. The system described below works irrespective of for what number of revs per mile your instrument is geared on delivery. This system is a later development and, we feel, perhaps the easiest.

The table below shows the range of X-wheels available. Against each of them you will find a percentage figure. This figure is the percentage with which the odometer reading changes per tooth deviation from that very wheel.

Example: If your instrument is fitted with X-wheel 141, a change to X-wheel 140 increases your odometer reading by 0.709%. In the same way a change from 141 to, for instance, 137 increases your odometer reading by 2.836% (4 teeth x 0.709% = 2.836%).

Rule of thumb: If your instrument shows:
too little use X-wheel with less teeth
too much use X-wheel with more teeth

No. of teeth
Percentage change/tooth
No. of teeth
Percentage change/tooth
No. of teeth
Percentage change/tooth
118
0.847%
129
0.775%
140
0.714%
119
0.840%
130
0.769%
141
0.709%
120
0.833%
131
0.763%
142
0.704%
121
0.826%
132
0.758%
143
0.699%
122
0.820%
133
0.752%
144
0.694%
123
0.813%
134
0.746%
145
0.690%
124
0.806%
135
0.741%
146
0.685%
125
0.800%
136
0.735%
147
0.680%
126
0.794%
137
0.730%
148
0.676%
127
0.787%
138
0.725%
149
0.671%
128
0.781%
139
0.719%
150
0.667%

From this table you will be able to decide which X-wheels you may need around the one fitted in your instrument.

Example:
Your instrument is on delivery fitted with X-wheel 141. Suppose your instrument shows 9.72 miles when the Rally Master says 10 miles. You consequently show 28/100 of a mile or 2.8% less, so you want to change to an X-wheel giving you a 2.8% increased reading or as near as makes no difference. Each tooth deducted from 141 changes your odometer reading by 0.709%. You consequently need 2.8/0.709 = approximately 4 teeth less than 141, or 137 teeth. Fitting 137 will give you an increased odometer reading of 4 x 0.709% = 2.836%. Your readings will in other words be 0.036% fast compared to the Rally-Master's, which is of course only 0.36/1000 miles per mile or less than 2 feet per mile!!

On receipt of wheels ordered, we suggest that - for easy reference - you mark them with the percentage, PLUS or MINUS, that each wheel means to your instrument, thus avoiding mathematics during the rally. A special storage unit, shown in the brochure, permits complete protection for your extra gear wheels and keeps them in neat order readily available for use.

A spare gear holder is another useful accessory for fast adjustment during a rally. You then also need a spare Z-wheel with the same number of teeth that you have in your instrument. When you know what X-wheel to use to equal the "Rally-Master's mile", you fit this and the Z-wheel to your spare gear holder and you then have a complete unit ready for inserting in the instrument, thereby further reducing the short time it takes to change gears.

We suggest that you order the parts you require from the same company that delivered your instrument.

FITTING INSTRUCTIONS
HALDA MASTER will mount conveniently in front of or underneath the instrument panel. To provide possible alternative methods of installation the MASTER has suitable screw holes on the back of the case (thread type M 4). It is delivered complete with fastening frame.

HALDA MASTER is connected to the speedometer as shown in figure 1. The speedometer cable 4 is detached from the speedometer 1 and screwed instead on to the T-gear 3, which in turn is screwed direct on to the speedometer. In special cases where space is lacking, it may be necessary to insert an extension cable 2 between the speedometer and the T-gear. The drive cable 5 joints the T-gear to the MASTER 8. MASTERS are supplied as standard with the connection for the drive cable direct from the rear as shown on figure 1, alternative 1. If the connection is required at a right angle as shown in alternative 2, it is necessary to order as an extra, an L-gear part No. 705512. When several instruments are joined in series as alternative 3, a special T-gear with through drive, part No. 705508, must be ordered as additional equipment.

1.Speedometer
2. Extension cable
3. T-gear, ratio 8:1
4. Speedometer cable
5. Drive cable to MASTER
6. L-gear, ratio 1:1
7. T-gear, ratio 1:1
8. HALDA MASTER

Check that driving cable from T-gear 3 enters gear 7 in direction of arrow, as indicated in figure 1, alternative 3.

The drive cable is supplied with standard length of 24" (600 mm). Other lengths from table 1 are available if requested at the time of ordering. T-gear for connection to the speedometer is supplied with screw connection and driving pin appropriate to the car for which it is required. Extension cables are supplied as extra accessories.

ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS
The MASTER is provided with an adjustment gearing, by means of which the instrument can easily be accommodated to every existing make of car - that is to say, to the number of revolutions made by the speedometer drive to each mile or kilometre.

Looking at MASTER from the front, the gearing is found inside the left hand end plate, which can be lifted off after loosening the retaining screw. The position of the two change wheels X and Z is shown on fig. 2. The relation between the number of teeth on these wheels and the number of turns R per mile (km) of the speedometer cable is given in table 3.

MASTERS are delivered from the Works set for approximately 1000 revs of the speedo cable per mile (km).

When calibrating, the MASTER is zeroed and a trial run is made over an exact measured distance of 1-mile (km). The figure shown on the MASTER at the end of this test is multiplied by 10 and the resultant figure is sought in the table. This then shows the correct number of teeth required on the X- and Z-wheels. Example: Suppose after the test that the 1/100 mile (km) figure wheel has stopped exactly between 3 and 4 and the 1/10 mile (km) figure wheel on 6 - then the total registered would be 63.5. Multiplying by 10 gives 635. Checking this value for R in the table shows that for this figure Z = 48 and X = 134. The X- and Z-wheels so determined must be fitted in the MASTER for this to show the correct distance.

Table 3
No. 145863
No. 101598
No. 145864
X
Z
70
58
48
39
32
27
22
18
16
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
118
383
463
559
688
838
994
1220
1491
1677
119
387
466
564
694
846
1002
1230
1503
1691
120
390
470
568
700
853
1011
1240
1516
1705
121
393
474
573
705
860
1019
1251
1528
1719
122
396
478
578
711
867
1027
1261
1541
1734
123
400
482
583
717
874
1036
1271
1554
1748
124
403
486
587
723
881
1044
1282
1566
1762
125
406
490
592
729
888
1053
1292
1579
1776
126
409
493
597
735
895
1061
1302
1592
1791
127
412
498
602
740
902
1069
1313
1604
1805
128
416
502
606
746
909
1078
1323
1617
1819
129
419
506
611
752
917
1086
1333
1629
1833
130
422
510
616
758
924
1095
1344
1642
1847
131
425
514
621
764
931
1103
1354
1655
1862
132
429
517
625
770
938
1112
1364
1667
1876
133
432
521
630
775
945
1120
1375
1680
1890
134
435
525
635
781
952
1128
1385
1693
1904
135
438
529
639
787
959
1137
1395
1705
1918
136
442
533
644
793
966
1145
1406
1718
1933
137
445
537
649
799
973
1154
1416
1731
1947
138
448
541
654
805
981
1162
1426
1743
1961
139
451
545
658
810
988
1171
1437
1756
1975
140
455
549
663
816
995
1179
1447
1768
1989
141
458
553
668
822
1002
1187
1457
1781
2004
142
461
557
673
828
1009
1196
1468
1794
2018
143
464
561
677
834
1016
1204
1478
1806
2032
144
468
565
682
840
1023
1213
1488
1819
2046
145
471
568
687
845
1030
1221
1499
1832
2061
146
474
572
692
851
1037
1229
1509
1844
2075
147
477
576
696
857
1044
1238
1519
1857
2089
148
481
580
701
863
1052
1246
1530
1869
2103
149
484
584
706
869
1059
1255
1540
1882
2117
150
487
588
711
874
1066
1263
1550
1895
2132
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