[TR] can I test a distributor with the following?

[Sujit Roy]

Was overthinking this, A good timing gun on the car should work..

Sujit

On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 5:52 AM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at cs.com> wrote:

> Of course, if you have a running engine and a timing light you have all
> you need.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com>
> To: Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com>
> Cc: Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Sep 10, 2020 7:25 pm
> Subject: Re: [TR] can I test a distributor with the following?
>
> A friend has one of these which is the best way to assess
> centrifugal advance...
>
> [image: Sun.JPG]
>
> But I can get a pretty accurate curve by just using a timing light with an
> advance dial to get readings at various RPMs then plotting on a graph.
>
> [image: Advance Curve 2.JPG]
>
> Geo
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 12:00 PM Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My son has a few ARDUINOs and Raspberry pies and a Picoscope. ( Cheap
> oscilloscope probes which works with a PC). Are there any suggestions if
> any of these can be used to test the centrifugal parts of a distributor and
> how?
> I do have a timing gun.
>
> Sujit
>
> --
> Sujit Roy
> Cupertino, California
>
>
>

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Cupertino, California

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