[Fot] Mallory condenser problems

[Chuck Arnold]

Of course, one other splution is to get rid of the points and use a Mallory
Unilite [spelling?]  conversion -- seems to work very well for me.

On 9/13/07, Greg Solow <gregmogdoc at surfnetusa.com> wrote:
>
> The capacitance of the condensor is related to the resistance of the
> priimary windings of the coil that is in the circuit. So the coil is
> critical!. The Mallory condensors may also not be as robust as they could
> be.
>     A couple of years ago, when setting up a Mallory unit for a
> competition
> car, I noticed that the total dwell time available using the dual poiints
> in
> the Mallory system was WAY less than the 60 degrees of dwell available
> when
> using a Lucas 25 D or DM2 distributor. I called Mallory and taked to one
> of
> their engineers about this. Their response was that the windings of the
> Lucas coils are such that they take longer to charge up and so require a
> longer dwell time and a Mallory brand coil. He suggested that a Mallory
> coil
> was necessary in order to get the most perfromance from the Mallory
> distributor and that the condensor would then be matched to the coil.
>
>             Greg Solow.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TeriAnn Wakeman" <twakeman at razzolink.com>
> To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:35 AM
> Subject: [Fot] Mallory condenser problems
>
>
> > Earlier this year I gave up on my Lucas distributor and converted to a
> > Mallory dual point system.  I've been much happier with the distributor
> > curve.  However it goes through condensers like popcorn at the movies.
> > Some go bad in as little as 1000 miles.  This is the first time I ever
> > had condensers go bad on me.
> >
> > I'm puzzled by the cause and any suggestions would be welcome.
> >
> > Vehicle Triumph TR3A.
> > Coil Lucas Sport coil
> > Newer battery with freshly cleaned terminals. Battery wiring stock.
> > Electrical wiring stock except for alternator conversion and electric
> > fan.  I've never had a condenser go bad with a Lucas distributor in the
> > same environment.
> >
> > Voltmeter shows no resistance ground between point ground plate and
> > distributor body.
> >
> > Are Mallory condensers unusually fragile?  Is there a common substitute
> > I can use that is a bit more robust? Is there something I'm overlooking?
> >
> > Right now I'm afraid to go out to dinner or to the grocery store without
> > a spare condenser and tools in the boot.
> >
> > TeriAnn
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Chuck Arnold