ELECTRONIC IGNITION FOR A 3000 ?

[CASCADEWILLY]

WHO MAKES A QUALITY ELECTRONIC IGNITION FOR A 1960 3000 ? IF ANYONE IS USING ONE THEY HAVE HAD GOOD OR BAD EXPERIENCES WITH, LETS HERE THE STORY ?

WILLY

 

[Editor_Reid]

Pertronix has a good reputation and seems to be popular. I don't use electronic ignition myself, but among people who do, I've heard nothing but praise for Pertronix. Check them out at: https://www.pertronix.com/

 

[Keoke]

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WHO MAKES A QUALITY ELECTRONIC IGNITION FOR A 1960 3000 ? IF ANYONE IS USING ONE THEY HAVE HAD GOOD OR BAD EXPERIENCES WITH, LETS HERE THE STORY ?

WILLY

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Wouldn't get on the road with a Healey without a Pertronix under the bonnet.---Keoke-- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hammer.gif

 

[Skip & Lynne]

I have a pertronix in my 3000 and one that has been in a 65 Ford truck for over 10 years without missing a beat.Skip

 

[Hangtown Healey]

Being on the road with others equiped with Pertronix, if you want one, buy two and keep one in the boot.
If you want more reliablity, get a Crane. 20 years with no problems, but I still keep the points in the boot.

 

[Ed_K]

Petronics uses a hall effect transistor as a sensor. It picks up magnetic pulses from the rotating ring that is slid down on the distributor shaft underneath the rotor in place of the points. The only way this can fail is if the hall effect transistor fails. The other brands use a rotating disk with little slots cut into it. The sensor is an LED/photo cell. If enough dirt builds up on the surface of the sensor or if it closes up or changes the " shape " of the slots, you will start having problems. They are both very good ways to elimate the need for points, will last forever in most cases, and will certainly provide a more reliable and evenly shaped pulse to trigger a high voltage spark from the coil than the original set of points. I like the concept of the petronics not ever being able to be bothered by dirt / foreign matter buildup. But since they both work so well, it is just a theroy. You can chose the one you want without much to be concerned about. IMHO .... Almost forgot, the petronics has one failure mode, the hall effect transistor fails. The other has three failure modes, the slots can fill up with dirt, the LED can fail, and the photo cell can fail. I guess that is the real case for using the petronics unit.

 

[Dave Russell]

Hi Ed,
I agree. Also, I believe that the Hall Effect transducer is also more precise (positionally accurate) than the optical transducers.

As a matter of interest, The early Pertronix units reportedly had some problems with the rotating magnets coming unstuck. They have never really lived down the bad reputation that they gained from earlier problems.

This all being said, the Pertronix is low enough cost that I DO keep a spare in the car. Have not needed it & don't really expect to.
D

 

[Keoke]

Aw Dave, We fixed that magnet problem years ago---Keoke- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[12Many]

I had one of the early Pertnoix units fail however the company replaced it for no charge and the new one has been flawless for about 5 years. I also carry points but that is only because my wife was with me when the first unit failed and she will not drive the car without them. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/patriot.gif

 

[Keoke]

12Many,I told you in my response to DR we fixed em up real good years ago.There was a bug in the initial design---Keoke-- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[tahoe healey]

Keoke, were you involved in the Pertronix? If so, I'm impressed.

 

[Keoke]

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Keoke, were you involved in the Pertronix? If so, I'm impressed.

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OH ,I just gave em a bit of heck for screwing up.---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[tahoe healey]

Ok, I'm still impressed.