I have an MSD. It uses the std. points but I point wear is greatly
reduced. No more difficult starts on rainy days. Just don't
pull the plug wires off the plugs while the car is running it'll kick
like you like a mule. I've used both w/ a Mallory dual point dist. and
w/ std. '73 Lucas unit. The Mallory is great but the lack of a vacuum
unit hurts partial throttle drive-ability. the unit failed once while
under warranty and got a replacement with in 5 days.
>>>>> On Wed, 11 March 1998 00:12:41 -0500, jboatri@emory.edu (Jeff Boatright)
>wrote:
> It's time to tune the Sprite. Being very lazy (the real reason I never
> bother to put the top up), I am thinking about replacing the points with an
> electronic ignition. I know that there are several types and there is a
> nice treatise on this point at : http://www.prostar.com/web/rsinc/ign.htm
>
> >From that page, a quick rundown of the options: 'Some retain the original
> mechanical points whereas others replace the points with a magnetic
> "reluctor", a "hall effect" device or an optical system. These types of
> distributor driven triggers can be an input to a "TAI", a "CDI" or "MSD".
> These acronyms respectively stand for "Transistor Assisted
> Ignition","Capacitive Discharge Ignition" and "Multiple Spark Discharge"'
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Which products commonly available to the lbc crowd are what systems.
> I.e., what exactly is a Pertronix Ignitor or what is a Crane XR-700?
>
> 2. What are the experiences/opinions of the list with the various systems?
>
> 3. Where can one get the best deal on these systems?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeff Boatright __o_\__ '65 Austin-Healey Sprite
> http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
>
>
>
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