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Long term appraisal of Mike Dents ignition system.
Probably a few years back now Mike Dent got me to try his earlier ignition set up .
For various personal reasons ive not checked it at all this year , my Dad passed away in May after a short illness and many other things meant i just wasnt able to check or it never crossed my mind .
It was the one with the 9V ballast fitted which has now been replaced with a non ballast set up
Kit was as follows , externally mounted capacitor , Cooper S 32oz points , 45,000V resin filled coil , 12V to 9V Ballast and custom made leads .
Idea was simple , under run the 12V coil to 9V meaning it ran cooler and unstressed , therefor the points also ran at 9V so reducing arching , burning and the like .
Coil still kicks out 33,750V at 9V - More than enough to give you a nasty jolt .
Ive been meaning to do this for probably a year but due to personal reasons ive not checked it at all in 2021 .
Vehicle - The Vusky
Mileage 2,792
Points initially set to 16 thou ( early 2020 )
Plugs - factory set iridiums ( 32 thou )
So this morning I checked the set up for wear , burning etc etc .
Points = no pitting , no burning or transfer of material - still set at 16 thou
Dizzy contacts = coated in white stuff as usual but after cleaning contacts were as new , no wear or pitting
Rotor arm = small amount of pitting on the leading edge but still fine .
Plugs = Still as factory set
Problems = None at all , has always started first compression stroke .
Other issues = carbs leaned off slightly by me in spring after richening up for winter ( my normal practise ) but it turned out to be not quite enough - now bang on though .
Results
Ive found zero faults or issues with this earlier set up , its been utterly and completely reliable . I can only guess the later non ballasted set up is just as perfect
Singers check up next week
Probably a few years back now Mike Dent got me to try his earlier ignition set up .
For various personal reasons ive not checked it at all this year , my Dad passed away in May after a short illness and many other things meant i just wasnt able to check or it never crossed my mind .
It was the one with the 9V ballast fitted which has now been replaced with a non ballast set up
Kit was as follows , externally mounted capacitor , Cooper S 32oz points , 45,000V resin filled coil , 12V to 9V Ballast and custom made leads .
Idea was simple , under run the 12V coil to 9V meaning it ran cooler and unstressed , therefor the points also ran at 9V so reducing arching , burning and the like .
Coil still kicks out 33,750V at 9V - More than enough to give you a nasty jolt .
Ive been meaning to do this for probably a year but due to personal reasons ive not checked it at all in 2021 .
Vehicle - The Vusky
Mileage 2,792
Points initially set to 16 thou ( early 2020 )
Plugs - factory set iridiums ( 32 thou )
So this morning I checked the set up for wear , burning etc etc .
Points = no pitting , no burning or transfer of material - still set at 16 thou
Dizzy contacts = coated in white stuff as usual but after cleaning contacts were as new , no wear or pitting
Rotor arm = small amount of pitting on the leading edge but still fine .
Plugs = Still as factory set
Problems = None at all , has always started first compression stroke .
Other issues = carbs leaned off slightly by me in spring after richening up for winter ( my normal practise ) but it turned out to be not quite enough - now bang on though .
Results
Ive found zero faults or issues with this earlier set up , its been utterly and completely reliable . I can only guess the later non ballasted set up is just as perfect
Singers check up next week
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