[Healeys] Points vs electronic ignition

[Bob Spidell]

What I've heard--note: second/third-hand--is that the collar causes the rotor to ride too high; possibly causing the rotor to contact the terminals or inside of the cap. Again, I have heard of such problems--probably either here or on the forum--but have not experienced them myself. 

Bob 

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From: "Quentin Schweninger" <quenty2 at gmail.com> 
To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>, "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 12:05:20 PM 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Points vs electronic ignition 

Hello Bob. 
You mentioned below that there were sometimes problems with cap/rotor combinations with the pertronix ignition. Apparently thats what I have. 
The cap center contact hits the rotor, about .050 before it seats on the distributor body. 
This is a new cap, (Moss 874-060) on a 25D6. 
I called Pertronix and the first technician was curious and asked me to make sure the Collar was down all the way, 
and asked me to measure what was interfering and how much. 
When I called back I got another Tech. who insisted that I didn't have the collar pushed down far enough. 
The collar is located vertically on the distributer shaft by resting on the distributor cam. 
This tech told me, "we have made thousands of these and never had a problem". 
Is this similar to the problems you are referring to? 

Dave 
BN7 II Daisy 


On Dec 13, 2013, at 11:17 AM, Bob Spidell wrote: 

Pertronix makes modules for both. The 6-cyl module requires a 'collar' with magnets that sits under the rotor (sometimes causing problems with some rotor/cap combinations). The 4-cyl module does not require the collar; apparently, it senses the movement of the cam lobes (the 4-cyl distributor is smaller than the 6-cyl and I don't think there's room for the collar anyway). 

Bob 
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