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Originally posted by MARLIN JACK:
Like YOU said, from the moment a new set of points is fired up, it starts burning out! What an electronic ignition ALSO does is maintain it's exact accuracy, since when points burn and the rubbing block wears, dwell and timing change. I will stay with the unilite! Breaking a light beam is not effected by magnetic fields as magnetic pick-ups are. Regards, Marlin.
Hold on there Marlin, the �Boss Wrench� Jack Deryke knows his Pantera stuff! If he says that dual point distributors rule, they do! In the 44 years I�ve been running dual points (starting with my full-race 59AB) they have never, never left me stranded beside the road. No spare parts need to be stowed away in the car either! Some of the solid state units like the PerTronics actually reduce the dwell angle compared to dual points, reducing the coil saturation and therefore reduce the spark voltage. That�s a quote from the PerTronics tech help line.
Besides, it�s kind of like a cool, exclusive club to have dual points and that�s how Mr. de Tomaso wanted it. I�m keeping my 30202 and that�s it!
Mike
[This message has been edited by Mike Dailey (edited 12-13-2002).]