To: | "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>, <spamiam@comcast.net>, <triumphs@autox.team.net> |
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Subject: | Re: [TR] electronic ignition vs CEI, HEI vs CDI - a little technical |
From: | "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com> |
Date: | Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:32:51 -0600 |
Delivered-to: | mharc@autox.team.net |
Delivered-to: | triumphs@autox.team.net |
References: | <C6.45.21565.0E293B05@cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com> |
" I was able to limp home (actually it ran fine) by fabricating a replacement button from a paper clip. On the new cap, I removed the original resistor button and replaced it with a chunk of relatively pure carbon (carved from the center post of a flashlight battery), which was still working fine many years later when I decided to try a Crane XR3000 (optical triggered CDI). -- Randall" OK, you live in California, right? did they use you for the inspiration for the old show McGyver? ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www.team.net/archive |
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