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Post by steptoe » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:09 pm

um what about the 12V to the coil instead of 8 or 9 that the points set up delivers through the thingamybob resistor in the ceramic doo dad?

What is the timing you got now you swapped ?

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Yep

Post by Wooster » Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:17 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Not sure Ray.. open the front of your pants and check yourself :D

Only kidding mate :) you can swap from Points to Electronic easily (harder the other way) all you need is to remove the points coil and resistor and wire the new electronic coil directly to 12v ignition positive and you'll need to swap the dizzy ofcourse.
Mate, I took your advice, opened the front of my pants, all I found was this huge problem, or so the wife says!

Thanks for the data on the ballast resistor, I'll do the transplant over the next week or so
cheers

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Post by RSR 555 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 6:14 am

Wooster wrote:Mate, I took your advice, opened the front of my pants, all I found was this huge problem, or so the wife says!

Thanks for the data on the ballast resistor, I'll do the transplant over the next week or so
cheers
hahaha... stop dreaming :p

Let us know how it goes.


Jonno.. yeah, he just needs to use the 12v that is at the coil (ignition switched) and if he uses the Electronic coil, it wont have the 8-9v coming out that doo-dad, as it wont be there ;)

I do like your description of the ceramic resistor though :cool: I might use that one again some time.
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Post by Wooster » Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:13 am

When one lives in Paradise , life is a dream mate

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Post by RSR 555 » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:23 am

Wooster wrote:When one lives in Paradise , life is a dream mate
hahaha.. you live about 400kms too far south to be in paradise :p:p:p but Coffs isn't that far away :mrgreen:
You know you are getting old when the candles on your birthday cake start to cost more than the cake itself.

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