Re: [AMC-list] dwell issue

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 21:52, Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I would suggest that since dwell is degrees of rotation that the points are
> closed, and now you have no points, that the number you have now will have
> to be
> trusted as what is built in to the Pertronix unit. (?)


Yeah, dwell is fixed by the Pertronix unit. Dwell (percentage time that the
"contact points" are closed, and therefore how long the coil has to charge
up) for points is a compromise for a spring-loaded metal lever run by a cam.
There's nothing too critical about it other than it has to be long enough
for the coil to charge.

Long dwell is great, especially when there's no wear or bouncing or floating
like real points!
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