triggering an HEI module

[Programmer]

Provided it's got a minimum 700mV "trigger". The pattern when viewed from
a labscope is more like a sawtooth than a sinewave.

Lyndon.
----- Original Message -----
From: The Punisher <punisher454 at hotmail.com>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: triggering an HEI module


> A few years back I was having cronic ignition module failure in a dodge
> pickup. So I replaced all the electronics except for the pickup and
reluctor
> wheel in the distributor.I connected a HEI module straight to the dodge
> unit, and used an HEI remote mount coil. The truck never had ignition
> trouble again. The dodge setup had alot more clearence than the hei style.
> and the mag pickup was adjustable. The HEI module will work with just
about
> anything.
>
>
>
> >You may or may not remember, but I am the guy, who a couple of years ago,
> >welded some bolt heads to the dampener of my Jag (4.2l 6cyl) and got DIS
> >going on that one.  I used a basically stock Berreta bin and the car ran
> >much
> >better than with carbs, just letting the BLMs do the tuning.  Then I
tried
> >to
> >get the DIS module to work with the already hacked SyTy .bin. but I just
> >couldn't get it to work right.
> >Well, the Jag is still going strong (I'm no longer the owner, though),
and
> >may be the only DIS Xj6 on the planet! (maybe not!), but now I want to
try
> >a
> >different method with this Alfa.
> >One thing I had done with the Jag is to buy a reluctor wheel from
> >Electromotive and grind off the appropriate teeth to get the right
signal.
> >It worked, but my mounting for the sensor was not so hot, and I could not
> >get
> >the wheel mounted concentrically (sp?)(thousandths of an inch) on the
> >distributor shaft.  The sensor was VERY sensitive to air gap, so these
> >problems combined to create an unreliable system (I would sometimes have
to
> >tap on the distributor to get it running!)
> >I still have the reluctor wheel somewhere, so I was thinking of trying th
at
> >method again.
> >Well just rambling,
> >Tom
>
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