Reply to "New MSD Digital 6AL Box"

markcharltonOld enough to know better and still young enough not to care. My '71 Pantera

I have an older 6AL in my GT40 and it is in a very harsh environment. Lots of heat, vibration and other environmental assaults. It has worked solidly for many years (and is chassis-grounded).

I have had an experience with computer equipment failure related to heat-expansion on a motherboard. When the board reached a certain temp, one connection became unreliable and when the board cooled (shrunk slightly) the connection became effective again. The fault was impossible to trace under normal test conditions because the box was open and well-ventilated during testing and the fault wouldn't show up. I wonder if it is possible that there is a poor connection within your box that is acting in a similar manner? If so, relocating it to a cooler zone might help. Even so, like you, I would never again trust a box that has failed once.

Mark

4/19/1110:43 AM

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