Nick wrote:
> Dave asks...
>
> >
> > Does anyone have any info about Piranha ignition module. I have one
>
> > that was mounted on the firefall of my 78 Spitfire with its leads
> cut.
> > Is it worth my time to get this module working?
> >
> <snip>
>
> Dave -
>
> Here at the "never throw anything away" garage, I found my directions
> for
> the Piranha ignition unit. (In one of the extra holes in the Venolia
> piston
> box, under the Blaupunkt AM/FM/SW tube radio - if you have to ask...)
> Unless you have the led unit and "chopper" wheel which replace the
> points
> and fit under the rotor respectively, the module isn't gonna do you
> much
> good. But, if you do indeed have all the pieces, this is how they go:
>
> The big wires on the module:
> Blue = ground
> Yellow = dist side of coil (remove existing wire from coil to
> dist)
> Red = powered side of coil (12 volts) - don't forget to wire
> this
> "upstream" of any ballast
> resistor used
> The little wires to the led unit :
> Yellow = closest to outside edge of module
> Blue = center position
> Red/Black = innermost connector
>
> As many have pointed out...be careful of the smoke...
> Nick in Nor Cal
If you don't have the adaptor plate for the dizzy, you can buy it
from Moss. I have this set up on my GT6 and I think it a big improvement
over a worn distributor.
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