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#Post#: 67654--------------------------------------------------
Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Luke
Date: July 10, 2013, 2:37 pm
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My dad is wanting an electronic ignition jobby for his S2
lightweight,
Having heard lots of good reports from people about the Simonbbc
stuff on E-bay I've told him he's probably best off getting one
of those,
The question is which one? there seems to be a couple of
different options.
Can anyone put a link up to what they've used/recommend?
Cheers!
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Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Drew
Date: July 10, 2013, 3:56 pm
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www.simonbbc.com
HTML http://www.simonbbc.com
I've bought nothing from them on Ebay, Luke, as it's just as
easy and a bit more user-friendly on their own website. Through
that, I've had some V8 stuff, a points to electric conversion
kit for 4-cyl, as well ad a new points dizzy, this very day.
Telephone tech support is great.
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Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Luke
Date: July 10, 2013, 5:24 pm
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Cheers Drew.
What's the difference between getting an electronic ignition kit
and a whole new dizzy?
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Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Drew
Date: July 11, 2013, 2:57 am
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Price, mainly. And the fact that you need to gut the dizzy of
the points/condenser and fit the new electric kit, hoping you
don't drop and lose one or both of the two grub-screws.
For that few extra quids, the electric dizzy is probably your
best bet if you certainly want to stick solely without points.
However, I reckon a choice in emergency is ideal, so went with
the conversion kit and points/condenser in my tool-box. The fact
that I couldn't get it to work because my points condenser
turned out to be tired/dying (resulting in another bought), is
neither here-nor-there in relation to the principle of how I
want to run, with a choice of the two as circumstances require.
With a new complete and ready-to-fit points dizzy on its way,
I'm probably going to stick with the old way, as I know it'll
run all silky, and keep the electric stuff in a jiffy bag
beneath the passenger seat.
You may also need to consider your dad's coil, Luke. Some aren't
up to taking electronic ignition; but a quick call to SBBC will
have you knowing if what you have has the correct resistance,
etc.
All this I tell you through recent education, thanks to SBBC,
Parksy and a few others. I had no prior knowledge, but grasped
the rather simple principle in no time.
#Post#: 67721--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Wooden
Date: July 11, 2013, 3:03 am
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For anyone who wants to stick with a points 'dizzy', or have
their old unit PROPERLY and thoroughly reconditioned and
re-calibrated, The Distributor Doctor would be hard to beat.
HTML http://www.distributordoctor.com/
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Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Drew
Date: July 11, 2013, 3:10 am
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Great link, Woods.
Although, I do need to comment on the overtly double-chinned
clip-art illustration of a clinical professional :smile1
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Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Wooden
Date: July 11, 2013, 3:50 am
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I do like to think that the affable chap that I spoke with on
the telephone actually looked like that, complete with
otolaryngologist's mirror upon his forehead..!
He's actually a very interesting gentleman to speak with, and
(although I concede that given his stock in trade he may not be
entirely unbiased) he maintains that a correctly restored and
calibrated Lucas distributor is easily a match for any of the
'new fangled' electronic replacements.
His primary assertion is that the original distributors gain a
bad press in the older vehicle because people are generally
under the impression that a 40 year+ old distributor can simply
be brought back to life with the application of new points and
condenser; where as in fact many of these units are badly worn
and were probably never correctly calibrated in the factory,
given that assumption that only a selection of the
production-line units would have been calibrated as part of a
quality control exercise.
In addition, a points-based mechanical distributor can probably
be repaired at the road-side in the event of a failure, where as
a replacement electronic unit may well, upon malfunction, could
well leave you stranded.
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Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Drew
Date: July 11, 2013, 4:13 am
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Very 'Carry On...Distributor Repairing'.
#Post#: 67729--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: BEY C
Date: July 11, 2013, 5:11 am
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I have a lumenition kit fitted to mine on a 45d distributor,
being a paranoid sort I also keep a standard 25D distributor
fitted with points and tested/working under the passenger seat.
The timing position is marked and all I would need to do is pop
one out and fit the other in the event of a malfunction. As I
have it on board I should never actually need it ;)
#Post#: 67730--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lectric dizzy
DIR By: Doug_T
Date: July 11, 2013, 5:43 am
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--- Quote from: BEY C link ---
>
> I have a lumenition kit fitted to mine on a 45d distributor,
being a paranoid sort I also keep a standard 25D distributor
fitted with points and tested/working under the passenger seat.
The timing position is marked and all I would need to do is pop
one out and fit the other in the event of a malfunction. As I
have it on board I should never actually need it ;)
>
--- End Quote ---
It's also quicker to remove and replace a functioning dizzy than
it is to remove, replace and regap a set of points.
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