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What is measured by a car speedometer?
Older cars have a cable, which is turned by a gear at the rear of the transmission, and this operates a mechanical speedometer. Modern cars have an electronic sensor in the gearbox which is linked by wire to an electronic speedometer.
A cars speedometer measures?
The car's speedometer indicates the car's instantaneous speed. This is a big part of the reason that it's not called the car's accelerometer, thermometer, or voltmeter.
Can new tires cause wrong reading on the car speedometer?
Yes, tires that are larger or smaller in diameter than original factory size will cause a car's speedometer to be wrong.
How high does the speedometer go on a race car?
Racing cars such as those in Formula 1 racing do not have speedometers
Whats a cars top speed if the speedometer say 145?
The speed of most cars today is limited by the computer, no matter what the speedometer says. My car's speedometer lists 140, but it actuality 120 is the top speed as the limiter kicks in and controls the speed by way of a fuel shut off.
The speedometer of a car moving east reads 55mph it passes another car going west at 55mph the cars have the same?
Speed - but NOT velocity.
What does a cars speedometer measure?
A cars speedometer measures speed. A speedometer is a gauge that displays the speed of a vehicle so the driver will know how fast the vehicle is moving.
If you put larger diameter tires on your car how would the speedometer reading compare to the speed measured by a radar gun?
idon't know about the speedometer reading but the speed the radar gun is the same as the relative movement of the vehicle not the speed at which the tires revolve
Does the reading of the speedometer of a car show the speed or velocity of the car?
The speed of the car. The speed-o-meter only shows a magnitude ( or a number ) and to tell the velocity of a car it would have to give that speed some direction. Since the speedometer assigns no direction to the car, the number assigned as the speed of the car cannot be the velocity of the car.
Can you sell a car with a broken speedometer?
Yes, if the customed is in the urgent need of any kind of car, then those kind of cars can be sold easily, but in cheaper rates.
What is the speedometer in a car give the car's?
Speedometer can determine a car's normal and maximum speed.
How do the car lights get power?
Car lights get power from the batterie in the car, or in some cars oil gives car lights power.
