Posible new ignition to be explored by our electronic gurus?

[joebgd]

https://www.jameco.com/z/WSAA2543-V...TgKz_EglqcOZNEnmmAu5QoLe66FvSh-UVOTaqGdSNbuE5

I was down a rabit hole about coils, when I ran into sohc/4.net (soh4 /owers club). They are using two of these triggered by points for ignition. The points are literally just a trigger they last many thousands of miles and don't need adjustment. On the points models just an idea. I know we have gonzo now. On tci models, can we keep the components that control timing and use the tci trigger? Would there be any benefit to that? All our 1980 on have the black box control timing and spark? It is interesting one guy made his own, for 17$ tho I would love to figure this out on all tci and points. What is the average wear out part of our black boxes the timing or spark end of things. The gonzo is excellent but doesn't advance the full 20° our stock ignitions do if I remember correctly. Then again idk how much 5° of full advance means to performance and economy.

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=181431.0

Sroll down to last about last four post. There are allot of different threads on this tho.

 

[arcticXS]

Sounds like aftermarket "Electronic ignitions" from the 1980's. I personally wouldn't bother. You would still be stuck with advance mechanism, points or irreplaceable TCI pickups.

 

[mike in idaho]

Points-triggered transistor ignitions have been around since the sixties,

 

[joebgd]

Looking again at gonzo, that's a little retarded which I'm ab to do anyway per xsjohhn rip, and a few others on here I'm a street cruiser so that's fine. I had it backwards I was thinking gonzo would make it harder to start. It's so close to our parameters. In all videos and results. What a score that is. It's sorting out reg rec, or doing auto parts and bridge rec.

 

[RC4MAN]

Interesting thread

 

[joebgd]

I see now our tci pickup originally has two one for fire and one advance. So the gonzo gets wired to one or both? And can I use one of https://www.jameco.com/z/WSAA2543-V...TgKz_EglqcOZNEnmmAu5QoLe66FvSh-UVOTaqGdSNbuE5
Without a mechanicle timing set up? That's one thing I'd not do. I never understood going from crank timed to cam timed ignition. Probably allot of people are burnt out on this after the miraculous Gonzo. I am in total understanding about how well and simple gonzo is. Just trying to learn something.

 

[Jim]

I see now our tci pickup originally has two one for fire and one advance. So the gonzo gets wired to one or both? And can I use one of https://www.jameco.com/z/WSAA2543-V...TgKz_EglqcOZNEnmmAu5QoLe66FvSh-UVOTaqGdSNbuE5

I suspect you could make that work. When I was experimenting with the Gonzo, I tried several different triggers ranging from about 200Ω all the way to 700Ω. It didn't seem to really care much about the trigger... as long as it got a signal.

Gonzo gets wired to the retard coil of the TCI trigger.