<VV> Ignitor II update

[corvairs]

Bill - Pertronix has only made wiring to a straight 12 volts "mandatory" 
in thier instructions the last 5 years or less - I believe that's 
because they have grown tired of trying to explain threshhold voltages 
and other issues to custiomers, and also because the Ignitors will work 
on ballasted OR straight voltage.  They have not, to my awareness, 
changed anything in thier design to make 12 volts straight really 
"mandatory".    Lon

Bill Elliott wrote:

> You and I will have to agree to disagree over wiring an Ignitor I to a 
> ballasted source (virtually all Ignitor I failures seem to be due to 
> either abuse or undervoltage)... but the Ignitor I clearly states (in 
> all literature from the past several years anyway) that it is designed 
> to be wired to 12V, NOT a ballasted source.
>
> The Ignitor II had the first instructions I've seen (again, in many 
> many years) that allowed an Ignitor to be wired to a ballasted source. 
> I also know the Ignitor II is protected against the same sort of abuse 
> that would kill an Ignitor I; I would assume that it's also very 
> likely protected against low voltage failures... probably by turning off.
>
> Anyway, the usual failure mode (stumbling, etc)  of the Ignitor I was 
> not at a low voltage at idle, but at a high ignition load.
>
> As far as the wiring not being up to par, this isn't in a Corvair and 
> it's not a tired resistor wire or bad connections. The wiring is fine 
> to the ballast resistor (showing virtually no drop through the switch) 
> and at idle (where this event was occurring) the (10SI) alternator is 
> pretty much out of the system and it's running at battery voltage, 
> meaning any load can drag it down somewhat. How would you recommend 
> fixing that?
>
> Bill
>
> corvairs wrote:
>
>> And everything you say may very well be true. Now the question is - 
>> Is this because the Ignitor MUST be wired to a straight 12 volts or 
>> is it because your electrical system is marginal?
>>
>> Again, in my case, 450,00+ (conservative) miles of 7 different 
>> Corvairs all with the Ignitor I wired to the coil - simple. never any 
>> problems.
>>
>> I don't make more money by telling people to wire to thier coil. It 
>> doesn't hurt me personally if they choose to go to all the extra 
>> trouble to go straight to 12 volts. Both work, but the easy way only 
>> works if your final threshold voltage at the Ignitor is minimum or 
>> better. If it isn't, rather than re-engineering your wiring, why not 
>> just fix it?   Lon
>>
>> www.corvairunderground.com
>>
>> "Where have all the Corvair owners gone?"
>>
>
>