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<pre>'Petronix sucks'
Well, that ends this conversation (but doesn't answer the OP's inquiry). With irrefutable data and proof such as this, one should not touch them with the proverbial 10ft pole.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/2/2017 8:28 PM, Jonas Payne
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"
moz-do-not-send="true">Don’t do it. Petronix sucks. I buy
condensers by the gross. The bad ones are bad out of the
box or last a week, the good ones last a decade. They are
cheap and easy to replace.<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">Once
I started using Autozone Coils instead of Bosch and Lucas,
and once you have a “right” condenser, it’s as simple as
adjusting the point gap every spring and forgetting about
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">If
you really must, MSD setup with the disc and brain are
bulletproof, but ugly to look at. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">I’ll
be pulling the Petronix out of my recently purchased (and
poorly running) E Type over the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">Jonas Payne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">PBR Consulting
Services, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">702.882.6711<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce
Steele<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Healey List' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Pertronix question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">Well, after experiencing what seems to
be “condenser misfiring” on my way back from Russ Thompson’s
shop, I’m thinking I may end my stubborn holdout and convert
to Pertronix. I’ve a few questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">What are the opinions on the Ignitor
vs. the Ignitor II? <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">Is it worth changing out the plug
wires to go with the II? <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">Can you use the stock cap with
suppression or spiral wound plug wires, or do you
replace the cap as well? <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">Sources for caps and wires? I’m
assuming the Pertronix cap in the Moss catalogue is for
the Pertronix distributor they list and will not fit a
DM6 distributor. Nor do they show Cobalt wires for a 6
cylinder.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">Is it worth getting the Pertronix
coil as well?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">The connection looks straight
forward—red to coil (+), black to coil (–) while retaining
the white and white/black connections back into the
harness. Obviously the while/black from coil (–) to the
distributor is removed.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">Pertronix website only shows a kit
for the DM6A. Is this applicable to the DM6?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">Looking at the shop manual, their
view shows the DM6 negative lead post in what appears to
be a slot, while my distributor is clearly secured to a
hole in the housing with nuts. I’m assuming I have to
remove the points plate to gain access, correct?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif">Thanks in advance for the input.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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