In a message dated 7/10/01 4:08:26 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu writes:
> All right so.. I can't adjust the 'dwell' of the pertronix and I realize
> that
> I don't exactly know what dwell is. Oh well... I don't have a problem with
> the Pertronix unit.
Dwell = the # of distributor shaft degrees that the point remain CLOSED.
When they are closed, the coil is busy building up V's (from 12 to 25k-35K)
to send off through the plug wires. Easy enough. The Pertronix takes care of
all those details for you.
and a big, motherly, TSK-TSK... trying to fix things that ain't broke......
<grin>
Laurie :-)
70 SPL311
69 SRL311
Chandler, AZ
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