No, the hall sensor switches something which can handle the current,
probably a power transistor. The opto units have that separate box that
you mount outside the dizzy where they handle the current.
>Does this mean that the Hall effect sensor switches the
>entire amperage of the coil primary? That would be a lot for
>this small sensor and what would the rest of the electronics
>do? What do the photo-interruptor sensors do?
>Ken Scott 77 MGB
>>Christopher Palmer wrote
>>Others, like the Ignitor, are solid state replacements for the
>>points...the
>>Ignitor uses a Hall effect (magnetic) switch.
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