Electric Ignition, like i know the difference!!!

Post by **New_Boy_Traveller** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:10 pm

Electric ignition, whats the difference between this and old style?

Post by **Onne** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:46 pm

Mostly not having to worry about points barbequeing themselves, well, no more points, so less electrical maintenance

Post by **salty_monk** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:40 pm

Yes, no more point setting & no more condensors going south... Should also mean you get full power & best MPG without constantly fettling.

I use an Aldon Ignitor on another vehicle & people from here have used them to great effect. Not cheap though but seem to be more reliable & cheaper than lumenition & are also more hidden as all parts go under the dizzy cap...

Post by **salty_monk** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:41 pm

Price is around £75 from memory...

Post by **Cam** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:54 pm

Yep, I use an Aldon Ignitor too (have done for over 10 years). The only problem that I had (after 10 years) was one of the leads going to the unit broke internally and caused an intermittant misfire, but after re-soldering it was fixed.

Post by **57traveller** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:01 pm

New_Boy_Traveller wrote:Electric ignition

Better than the steam type!

The Lumenition system is all hidden inside the distributor and is/or used to be cheaper (about £10) than the Aldon type. But yes an improvement on the contact breaker.

Post by **salty_monk** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:53 pm

huh - I thought Lumenition had only just starting doing a version that's all internal of the dizzy cap? The "normal" lumenition has a box you have to bolt somewhere under the bonnet & they were always more expensive not cheaper!

In any case the Aldon version is more reliable.. there are others around apart from these 2, practical classics did a review last year I think of a few different ones if you can get a copy.....

Post by **57traveller** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:10 am

salty_monk wrote:huh - I thought Lumenition had only just starting doing a version that's all internal of the dizzy cap?

At least four years, I fitted mine in December 2000.

Post by **picky** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:19 am

There are two types of the lumenition kit, one fits under the dizzy cap, and the other much more expensive kit is an 'optronics' one, which uses an external box. Hope this helps,
Tim

Post by **57traveller** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:48 am

That's right Tim, the "Magnetronic" fits into the distributor.

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Electric Ignition, like i know the difference!!!

Electric Ignition, like i know the difference!!!

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