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I messed up the inductive sensor on my old Sears timing light. The sensor is made of plastic and it got to close to the exhaust. It still seems to work, but I'm not trusting it anymore. Might as well upgrade to an adjustable advance model such as the Innova 3468 or the Actron cp7528. For adjustment, the Innova has a digital screen with buttons and the Actron has a simple knob. I suppose the Innova is better since the digital screen has a tach.

I replaced the Sun timing light I had used for 20-something years with an Innova after the ceramic pickup for the Sun got dropped and damaged. The Sun repair people wanted more than the cost of a brand new Innova to fix their antique! I'm very pleased with it so far.
Jerry

Thanks. I also noticed that repair parts are more expensive than buying a new light.

I will go with the Innova.

I'm still annoyed with Innova. I bought a Innova OBD 2 code reader some years ago. I found that it didn't interpret all codes but updated software was available. Innova wanted me to buy a subscription before they would provide the update. Yes, the subscription would be more expensive than just buying a new reader...

I also bought the Innova following Jerry’s suggestion and so far pleased with my purchase.

I have a Zurich Timing light from Harbor Freight, it looks very similar to the Innova Pro digital but about $50 cheaper.

Gee. I feel sort of cut and shot here. I have one dating back to around 1964. It has 2 wires. One plugs onto the spark plug tip, one plugs into the spark plug wire boot and I set it on top of the starter solenoid so it focuses on the flywheel cutout. No induction, no programming, no adjustment, no problems, no imagination, can't use it in sunlight, though.