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Drbrown · 05-08-2019, 10:14 PM

Bubba's can test your unit. The Pentronix units are extremely sensitive to voltage spikes. I ran a Pentronix unit for years then they started to fail. Pentronix told me 14.8 volts max. Bubba and I could not figure out what was causing the failures. I burned out 3 of those pricey units and finally had Charlie NY put together and test run a stock distributor with points. Been fine ever since .... and a lot cheaper.

05-08-2019, 10:14 PM	#20
Drbrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Glens Falls NY Posts: 1,267	Re: Pertronics Bubba's can test your unit. The Pentronix units are extremely sensitive to voltage spikes. I ran a Pentronix unit for years then they started to fail. Pentronix told me 14.8 volts max. Bubba and I could not figure out what was causing the failures. I burned out 3 of those pricey units and finally had Charlie NY put together and test run a stock distributor with points. Been fine ever since .... and a lot cheaper.