| To: | Keith Ehrlich <75452.105@CompuServe.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Plug wires and elec ignition |
| From: | "Chris Lillja" <Chris_Lillja@Pupress.Princeton.Edu> |
| Date: | Mon, 21 Jul 1997 14:48:29 EST |
| Cc: | Triumphs@Autox.Team.Net |
| Organization: | Princeton University Press |
... so if there is an issue with solid copper wires, such as > the bumblebees I wouldn't have yet experienced it. I wonder if the > radio interference radiating from the unshielded copper wires has > some affect on the workings of electronic ignitions like my Ignitor > system.... I dont know how "educated" this is --- but I can report absolutely no ill effects from running bumblebee wires with the Ignitor electronic ignition (ymmv)....except my original (?) BL AM/FM radio can't get the ball game on AM anymore... I would imagine that ignitions with microprocessors might be affected....some of the fancier MSD's and electronic fuel inj. may puke...I don't think a simple solid state switch (like the ignitor) would be so vulnerable to the RFI (Radio Frequency Interference)...especially since its designed to be in the distributor housing along with the arcing of the rotor/cap...another source of RFI. The documentation that came with my Ignitor made no mention of any problems associated solid core wires....Almost all auto / moto ignitions work on the inductive principle and there is a lot of RFI produced as a byproduct... and if there was a problem, proper shielding should cure it. I've been around hot rodder types all my life and I've never heard of this problem, I always thought go with the solid copper core...of course most of these vehicles have a distinct lack of microprocessors... Has anyone actually had this problem? Was it conclusively traced to solid core wires? Christopher M.Lillja Marketing Associate Princeton University Press Tel:609 258 4900 Fax:609 258 6305 |
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