I think the switching transistor in the Pertronix unit can handle switching
the 24V with no problem, as long as you use the stock 12-ohm ignition coil
and not one of the 6-ohm coils (check the resistance across the primary
winding with the leads disconnected). The control circuit supply wire will,
as mentioned, require a resistor in series with it (say, 1 watt at ???ohms --
I'll have to check the value).
This said, I can't "guarantee" to anyone that this setup will work correctly,
as it's just an experiment at this point, but I suspect that it will work
fine.
The nice thing about the Pertronx unit is that it all fits inside the
distributor, with no tell-tale external changes. And of course, there are no
points to adjust. It should also produce a somewhat hotter spark due to
better switching and coil saturation/discharge characteristics, though I
could not give you a detailed breakdown on this, since I'm not an electrical
engineer.
Here's a good source for Pertronix kits, and also for custom-built
distributors if you want someone else to do an electronic ignition conversion
for your MV.
http://www.ytmag.com/genesee/index.htm Ask for Andy.
Alan
Dave Cole wrote:
> Has anyone ever tried retrofitting a capacitive discharge ignition to a
> Mil vehicle. I know it's not original, but I'm trying to get some more
> reliability out of my M51. I've got a multispark MSD 6A unit I'm going
> to try and fit to my M51. Supposidly it puts out multiple sparks through
> 20 degrees of crankshaft rotation at high voltage versus 1spark with the
> standard inductive ignition. Also, does anyone know if Pertronix or
> someone makes a solid state retrofit kit that will fit an M series 6
> cylinder distributor so I can rid of the points.
>
> After all of this high performance stuff I may have to check out the 1/4
> mile time at the local drag strip! (;->)
>
> Dave Cole
>
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