Mark Endicott wrote:
> The Midget (1275) now sports a new Pertronix Ignitor ignition module.
>
> I have noticed that the tachometer is erratic, it bounces up and down
> somewhat wildly. I would assume that the new ignition module is
> causing this fluctuation.
Is it sort of correct if you take away the bouncing?
> And if so has anyone tried a capacitor from the
> coil (+) to ground to try to "smooth" it out?
I wouldn't recommend it. The tachometer is supposed
to see the pulses, it more or less counts the pulses to
give you the reading.
A capacitor would help in a situation like a fuel
gauge where it sees a DC level that mirrors the
physical situation, and a cap would take out the
spikes.
Check all the wiring. I have a Pertronix in my 1500
with no ill effects to the tach. The 1500 and 1275
distributors are different electrically, but more
or less the same after the Pertronix install.
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Trevor Boicey
Ottawa, Canada
tboicey@brit.ca
http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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