[Healeys] another pertronix question

[Bob Spidell]

Side note:

It's interesting--to a wonk like me, at least--that the Pertronix 
Ignitor I for 4-cyl Healeys doesn't need/use the magnet 'collar' that 
the 6-cyl cars' unit does. Apparently, the Hall Effect sensor in the 
Ignitor is sensitive enough to detect the lobes of the distributor cam 
by shape. When I opened the box for my BN2 I thought "Damn, they forgot 
to pack the magnet collar;" but it wasn't mentioned in the instructions 
so I installed it. It's worked flawlessly (but I only have a few hundred 
miles on it).

I once owned/drove an old Subaru. It had a 'standard' distributor/coil 
setup, but used an electronic points module that looked exactly like an 
Ignitor I (AFAIK Pertronix didn't supply OEM manufacturers). That car 
was driven hard by myself and a couple of my nephews, and had about 175K 
miles on it when it finally met the scrapper.

bs

On 4/21/2021 6:39 AM, i erbs via Healeys wrote:
>
> Thanks folks.
> I had bad experiences with carbon wires and the bumblebees look really 
> cool.
> Cheers
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, OR
>
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 2:52 AM Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net 
> <mailto:rchaskell at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>
>     Ira,
>
>     I believe that the only cap available for the DM6A distributor is the
>     side entry with screws.  The vertical, plug in, cap was fitted to the
>     later 25D6 distributor.
>
>     Cheers,
>
>     Bob Haskell
>     Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>
>     On 4/21/21 4:28 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>     >
>     > I ran mine with side cap and bumblebees. No suppressors. No
>     problems.
>     >
>     > I’m pretty sure that “they say” that graphite core wires don’t
>     do well
>     > in the old Lucases. The screws dig into the graphite and
>     > time/vibration abrades the graphite and thus the contact. Anyhow, I
>     > stuck with bumblebees on that advice.
>     >
>     > Simon
>     >
>     > *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>> *On Behalf Of *WILLIAM
>     > B LAWRENCE via Healeys
>     > *Sent:* 21 April 2021 02:28
>     > *To:* i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com>>;
>     Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>>
>     > *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] another pertronix question
>     >
>     > Ira, the pertronix unit fits on the stock base plate in the
>     > distributor. You can use the same cap. They recommend graphite core
>     > wires, although I ran solid core wires with mine for several
>     years and
>     > never had a problem.
>     >
>     > Bill Lawrence
>     >
>     > BN1 #554
>     >
>     >
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     >
>     > *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>
>     > <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>>> on behalf of i erbs
>     > <eyera3000 at gmail.com <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com>
>     <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com <mailto:eyera3000 at gmail.com>>>
>     > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:57 PM
>     > *To:* Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>     > <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>>>
>     > *Subject:* [Healeys] another pertronix question
>     >
>     > If I get the adaptor kit will I need to change the cap and wires?
>     >
>     > I am using the side style cap and bumble bee wires. Will I need
>     to use
>     > suppressor carbon wires?
>     >
>     > Thanks all.
>     >
>     >  Hope to meet many of you at Conclave.
>     >
>     > Ira Erbs
>     >
>     > Milwaukie,OR
>     >
>     >       _______          _______
>     >      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>     > (_________________________)
>     >
>     >       BT7 engine and disk brakes
>     >
>     > 1967 MGB MG
>     >
>     > A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario
>     Andretti
>     >
>     > Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>

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