John G.
I have two of your posts "saved" the one where you autopsy a pertronix unit and the one on modifying the HEI to fit a 235.
I purchased my ignitor II last year. If I had seen the post on how to do the HEI mod I would have done the mod based on cost alone. But. I already had the ignitor II, thus my trying to focus the conversation on the Ignitor II and III modles vs Pertronix as a whole.

Also the autopsy on the pertrinix unit is where I found out about the Hall effect and how its supposed to work.

The way your post explained, with photos, was good, it explained how it works and identified an issue. And from the conversation I gather it could be design, manufacturing or materials at the company end. Also you could cause an issue at the user end by instaling it on a worn distributor or getting the gap between the wheel and pickup wrong.


As for Pertronix, to me, saying Pertronix is like saying Ford or Chevrolet. A company name, with years of different modles and products. Some good and some bad. Personaly I think talking about specific modles IE Ignitor II, is more informative than talking about a company "pertronix".

How to keep the discussion civil, I dont know. I do know, Im putting more thought into the tone of my posts. Not just fire and forget.

Rock49 aka C-Rodg
work in progress
1956 Chevy 3100
261 engine