[Healeys] DM6A disty query

[Oudesluys]

No matter how good the points are they are always inferior to a good 
electronic ignition, so I strongly disagree with these guys from 
Advanced. Points do wear and upset the timing and dwell angle 
eventually, electronic ignition does neither of those things. The only 
advantage of points is that usually the car keeps running, however bad 
they are and if things do go wrong the ignition can be repaired along 
the road side if you have some spares (wire, spare points and condenser) 
at hand. Faulty electronic ignition just stops the sparks, so you are 
stuck and cannot perform any road side repairs, unless you have a top 
plate with points and condenser as spares.
If you have a high revving engine, electronic ignition is the way to go.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL

Op 20-8-2012 21:27, John Roesle schreef:
> Healeyites,
>
> A general question concerning points vs. Pertonics.  The folks at
> Advanced tried to talk me out of electronic points as the quality of their
> mechanical points were superior to Pertronics.
>
> Hard to argue with the
> "experts' but my own experiences with British electronics (1975 MGB) make me
> question why older technology would now be a better choice.
>
> Anybody got an
> opinion either way?
>
> John Roesle
> 1957 100-6