In a message dated 6/15/03 10:50:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, BillB@bnj.com
writes:
<< Your old coil may not like your new system. Coils with a lot of broken
down insulation don't like hot ignition systems.
>>
Back in the early 70s, I installed a capacitive discharge system, and am
still using it today. I was told to install a standard parts store coil, with
no
internal resistor. I also installed two, three position switches (up, down,
and off in the middle). I can redirect the primary current through an external
resistor so that the distributor points see the full current and function in
the ancient manor of the 50s. This is a backup should the capacitive
discharge unit fail.
The CD unit failed once when it was brand new, due to some over exuberant
tech. inspector requiring me to use a kill switch that also cuts out the
generator. For the last two decades, I have been just breaking the battery
ground,
and not telling anyone about not cutting out the generator.
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