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<div>I had to replace my pertronix system when I did my last refurbishment because I switched from positive to negative ground (they are polarity sensitive). The instructions with the new unit stated that carbon core wires were required. I called their service
department and they told me that it’s possible that the RF interference generated by some ignition systems could damage the unit. For the sake of caution I switched over. I’m running a DM6 with a top terminal cap. The cap has the acorn nut style terminals,
which posed a problem because these are usually held onto the wire by running the bare wire through a washer and splaying it at the end. You can’t do that with carbon core. I got around that by using small stainless wood-screws about a half inch long through
the washers and screwed up into the carbon core.</div>
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<div>Bill Lawrence</div>
<div>BN1 #554</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Simon Lachlan via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 21, 2021 3:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Bob Spidell' <bspidell@comcast.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] another pertronix question</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="">There are Pertronix lookalikes around. Powerspark, Accuspark etcetc. Maybe one of those?</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="">Simon</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell via Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 21 April 2021 15:55<br>
<b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] another pertronix question</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Side note: <br>
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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).<br>
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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.<br>
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bs</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On 4/21/2021 6:39 AM, i erbs via Healeys wrote:</p>
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Thanks folks. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I had bad experiences with carbon wires and the bumblebees look really cool.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Cheers</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Ira Erbs<br>
1959 AH 100-6<br>
1967 MGB<br>
Milwaukie, OR</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 2:52 AM Bob Haskell <<a href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Ira,<br>
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I believe that the only cap available for the DM6A distributor is the <br>
side entry with screws. The vertical, plug in, cap was fitted to the <br>
later 25D6 distributor.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Bob Haskell<br>
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar<br>
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On 4/21/21 4:28 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:<br>
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> I ran mine with side cap and bumblebees. No suppressors. No problems.<br>
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> I’m pretty sure that “they say” that graphite core wires don’t do well <br>
> in the old Lucases. The screws dig into the graphite and <br>
> time/vibration abrades the graphite and thus the contact. Anyhow, I <br>
> stuck with bumblebees on that advice.<br>
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> Simon<br>
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> *From:*Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> *On Behalf Of *WILLIAM
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> B LAWRENCE via Healeys<br>
> *Sent:* 21 April 2021 02:28<br>
> *To:* i erbs <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>; Ahealey help <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] another pertronix question<br>
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> Ira, the pertronix unit fits on the stock base plate in the <br>
> distributor. You can use the same cap. They recommend graphite core <br>
> wires, although I ran solid core wires with mine for several years and <br>
> never had a problem.<br>
><br>
> Bill Lawrence<br>
><br>
> BN1 #554<br>
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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
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> *From:*Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>
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> <mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>> on behalf of i erbs
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> <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>><br>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:57 PM<br>
> *To:* Ahealey help <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>
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> <mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>><br>
> *Subject:* [Healeys] another pertronix question<br>
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> If I get the adaptor kit will I need to change the cap and wires?<br>
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> I am using the side style cap and bumble bee wires. Will I need to use <br>
> suppressor carbon wires?<br>
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> Thanks all.<br>
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> Hope to meet many of you at Conclave.<br>
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> Ira Erbs<br>
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> Milwaukie,OR<br>
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> _______ _______<br>
> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br>
> (_________________________)<br>
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> BT7 engine and disk brakes<br>
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> 1967 MGB MG<br>
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> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti<br>
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> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words</p>
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