Section 105.33. Required equipment  


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  • (a) Items. The following items of equipment are required for the operation of a speedometer testing station:

    (1) Sufficient hand tools to make needed repairs or adjustments.

    (2) A dynamometer of a type approved by the Department.

    (3) A Speed-Master Quartz Speedometer Tester.

    (4) A 650-H-1 Stewart-Warner Speedometer Calibrator.

    (i) One flexible shaft 108 inches in length to reach from the calibrator to the vehicle transmission or speedometer head.

    (ii) Two 12-inch flexible shafts to fit Chrysler speedometer.

    (iii) One 12-inch flexible shaft to fit Ford speedometer.

    (iv) One 12-inch flexible shaft to fit older speedometers with 5/8-18 male thread.

    (v) One 757-AD Stewart-Warner strobetachometer, to be used with a fluorescent light using 60 cycle alternating current voltage.

    (vi) One 312-12175y S. S. White-Mile-O-Meter revolution counter.

    (b) Periodic testing of speedometer testing equipment. Periodic testing of equipment shall be conducted as follows:

    (1) Interval. Speedometer testing equipment shall be tested and adjusted for accuracy at least once every 60 days.

    (2) Forms. A form provided by the Department shall be completed by a certified speedometer inspection mechanic after each periodic test. The form shall be released to the State Police Inspection Station Supervisor or Department representatives, if verification of the test is necessary. A duplicate copy, executed and signed in the same manner as the original, has the same force and effect as the original.

The provisions of this § 105.33 adopted August 26, 1977, effective August 27, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 2422; amended June 23, 1978, effective June 24, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1692; republished and compiled August 1, 1980, effective August 2, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 3199; readopted December 4, 1987, effective December 5, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 5051; amended February 17, 1989, effective February 18, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 640. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (122754) to (122755).