Allows you to have a much longer dwell time (the period of time that the
points are closed and the coil has current flowing through it). The coil has
high inductive resistance, so it takes a relatively long time for the coil
to saturate. The longer you can keep the points closed and have current
flowing through the coil, the closer to saturation it will be, and the
higher the available voltage and power will be when the magnetic field
starts to collapse (points open)
Bill Babcock
Babcock & Jenkins
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of WEmery7451@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:26 AM
To: britcars@bellsouth.net; triumphs@consolidated.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Mallory Unilite Distributor
In a message dated 6/15/05 4:26:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
britcars@bellsouth.net writes:
<< If you have the standard dual point for a four cylinder car, it is
Mallory part # 562.
Not real expensive but should eliminate any further problems. The dist. is
a well built piece of equipment and should provide reliable firing. As long
as
the rest of your dist. drive system is good. Barry >>
I have used this distributor for years with the positive ground capacitive
discharge system. Now that I have converted to negative ground, I am using
a MSD box. The points have lasted for years (I have never changed them).
The MSD ignition instructions recommends that the lag points of a dual point
distributor be taken out. Since the system seems to be working, I am going
to leave both sets of points in the distributor.
Another elementary question: What is the purpose of two sets of points in a
distributor?
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