Lucas magnetic sensor

[Bruce Plecan]

-----Original Message-----
From: Stowe, Ted-SEA <StowT at PerkinsCoie.com>
To: 'diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu' <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 4:34 PM
Subject: RE: Lucas magnetic sensor

One is Optical?.  Little chrome bracket that the "head" bolts to?.
Plastic wheel for the slots?  Might be an Allison Unit.  White connector
with a taper on one side for reverse connection protection?.
Clear wire insulation on one wire?.
Bruce


>both of these distributors are from mgb's, the optical one is from a 76,
the
>other is somewhere earlier. the trigger wheel is a flat wheel with 4 tabs,
>the emitter and receiver are set up where the points would be, 3 wires
leave
>the sensor/emitter setup, which went to an amp which was mounted on the
>inside of the left fender.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Morrin [mailto:mikem at southern.co.nz]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 12:18 PM
>To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
>Cc: 'diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu'
>Subject: Re: Lucas magnetic sensor
>
>
>At 09:39 am 11/11/98 -0800, Stowe, Ted-SEA wrote:
>>Hi, I need a bit of help this morning.
>>
>>I have a Lucas distributor with what I thought was a hall effect sensor,
>but
>>it appears that it is a coil with a center tap, (3 leads).
>
>What is the distributor from?  If it from a Lucas OPUS (Jaguar V12 1971-80,
>or MGB V8 or a few others) then the trigger is a high frequency balanced
>transformer.
>
>>I need to trigger a gm ignition module with this, so I imagine I need some
>>type of buffer for this.
>
>If it is OPUS, you have very little chance of making it work with any other
>form of ignition system.
>
>What does the trigger wheel look like?
>
>>also have a Lucas optical sensor
>
>What cars were these fitted to?
>
>regards,
>
>Mike Morrin
>