CDI's in Oz

[Sandy]

Nothing wrong with CDI's it is just the ones that can step up to the plate
with a lot of power. A cheezy one will have too short a spark duration, and
that can casuse bad things. I'm not going to run a 25 dollar ignition with
my 8000 rpm motor, unless it is something that can send a lightning bolt
across the room ;-). Most cheep-e ones can put a lot of voltage at low rpm,
but that is about it. You need a good high voltage inverter and related
circuits to make it work well, an the ones that I have seen are pretty
lame.  Don't waste the time on someting that you can get bullet proof for
only a few dollars more, ie, some of the commercial stuff (MSD, Crane, M&W,
Accell). I have had all except the M&W, and will be getting one of thiers
soon. Sure their are junk commercial units, but they get a bad rap pretty
fast. 

Sandy

At 08:25 AM 5/21/98 -0700, you wrote:
>On Thu, 21 May 1998 20:23:03 +1200, Mike Morrin <mikem at southern.co.nz>
>wrote:
>
>>I wouldn't recommend any CDI for a modern 4 cycle engine.
>
>Ehh? Wow, what about the SAAB system we've been discussing, which has
>been in the field with nary a single design change, since '92?
>
>Whadamy missin here, Mike?
>
>Gar
>