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by mk1mark
Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:42 pm
Forum: Ex Police Register
Topic: Ex met police
Replies: 3
Views: 6409

Re: Ex met police

I'm watching you Pandasam ;-)
by mk1mark
Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:03 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: REV COUNTER QUESTION
Replies: 21
Views: 4848

Re: REV COUNTER QUESTION

One of my cars has done tens of thousands of miles with a Pertronix Ignitor and an old Lucas rev counter from an MGB. The Lucas rev counter on an MGB is not an induction loop type it is the later LV pulse type. Yours has 3 spade terminals on the back which will handle Electronic ignition fine, the ...
by mk1mark
Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:32 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: REV COUNTER QUESTION
Replies: 21
Views: 4848

Re: REV COUNTER QUESTION

Sprite Mk I had a mechanical drive taken off the back of the dynamo to run a tachometer. Personally I don't see the point in 'counting' the revs. What good will it do? The MK1 Frogeye setup is excellent. Its a very, very expensive way of getting a rev counter though, the mechanical gubbins that I us...
by mk1mark
Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:27 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: REV COUNTER QUESTION
Replies: 21
Views: 4848

Re: REV COUNTER QUESTION

What "they" actually its I mean is ANY modern transistorised ignition system. These old Smiths instruments (the ones with the white coil of wire on the back) are ONLY designed for use with the original points & coil ignition system. he currents created by modern transistorised ignition...