[Spridgets] Electronic Ignition

Dean Hedin dlh2001 at comcast.net
Wed Mar 18 19:52:29 MST 2009


Fine,  I am all for arguing the quality of a given aftermarket electronic ignition system.
If Pertronix Ignitors fail more often than points do then its a serious problem that should be
talked about.  Maybe it was only the earlier versions that had a tendency to fail.

But I do believe points belong in the museum right there next to knife switches, spark gap transmitters,
and Lucas generator regulators.

I can understand how someone with a concours vehicle may want to stick with a correct distributor and points.
But I don't believe that type of car is driven very much on the street.

And no,  electronic ignition in your car today is a result of the evolution over time as engineers 
realized they could get rid of the mechanical matinence of points.  Only later did they put the ignition under 
computer control for emmisions purposes.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Billy Zoom"Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Electronic Ignition


>>>>  virtually all modern cars have electronic ignition
>>>> WITHOUT POINTS.
> But REAL electronic ignitions...NOT Pertronix, and they have it so the
> computer can control ignition to lower emissions. Pertronix doesn't improve
> performance, and it can fail. It's just an electronic switch that replaces
> the points. Regular points work fine up to around 9000rpm. If you frequently
> exceed 9,000rpm, then you definitely need something more adequate than
> either points or Pertronix.
> BTW, it there a name for a phobic fear of contact points?


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