[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I think with the hei you do not need the wire from the distr. to the > solenoid. You are correct, HEI takes whatever the max your system has to give at all times. Most people call this 12 volts but a little playing around with a multimeter quickly shows that it's from 9 when cranking to 14 or more when charging. There's an article at http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Tech/HEI.html with a happy little picture of an HEI swap if anyone really cares. > I may be wrong but I do believe that wire is there to jump the juice > (volts) during cranking cuz the standard distr. drops to 9 volts > during cranking? Right, points systems are fussier (have a narrower range of operating voltages) and don't want full power so their wiring is a little trickier. They take full power from the solenoid only when cranking and reduced voltage through the resistor wire the rest of the time. BTW: as an aside, a fellow on another list was having the hardest time setting his dwell because it would run well only at very high degrees and it turned out his points were running full power. Usually people figure out the resistor wire has been bypassed when they have to replace the points between oil changes :) > Larry (z) <~knows just enough to be dangerous; anyone care to let me > rewire their house? You couldn't do a worse job than the guy my wife hired. -- Cliff Simpson http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/ ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
