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Re: [Tigers] Ignition/Coil/Tach Setup

To: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>, "Smit, Theo"
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ignition/Coil/Tach Setup
From: "Would U.Believe" <mcdangerous@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 18:21:19 -0400
I don't understand how that's possible because I have Pertronix in my
distributor and my tach works fine. Must be an anomaly? MGD


On 5/19/10 4:52 PM, "Tom Parker" <tkparker1941@gmail.com> wrote:

> Theo, et al,
> 
> I just got off the phone with Peter Bayer at Nisonger Instruments. Here's a
> summary of the conversation regarding the Jaeger Tach:
> 
> The tachometer WILL NOT WORK with electronic ignition (Caps mine). Nisonger
> offers a conversion service to upgrade the tachometer so it will work with
> both points and electronic ignition. They test with Pertronics and MSD
> ignitions (which doesn't mean it will or won't work with other brands.)
> 
> The price for rebuilding the tach and installing the electronic ignition
> conversion is $275.00. They don't offer a stand-alone conversion.
> 
> This may or may not have anything to do with the problems with erratic
> readings at low revolutions, but, then, it may.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Smit, Theo <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>wrote:
> 
>> If you have electronics of almost any sort on your car (including the
>> ignition
>> amplifier and alternator regulator), then solid core wires are very likely
>> to
>> give you problems. I understand the desire to have OEM appearance and a
>> HiPo
>> motor but if you must have solid core wires then you can't have electronic
>> ignition or alternator regulation. And you may find that your cellphone
>> doesn't work while you're driving either.
>> 
>> There are modern spiral-core wires from many manufacturers that give equal
>> or
>> better performance to the old-school solid core stuff too, while having
>> enough
>> RF suppression that you can use electronics on board.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Theo
>> 
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