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dennisgb said:
cyclegeezer said:dennisgb said:
I have one purchased from Old Britts, sold under the PowerArc brand. I'm very happy with it.
hobot said:I've been able to contact the fella of Powerarc directly for insights and advice
comnoz said:Camshaft radial play should not exceed a few thousandths either or synch problems will happen.
The name "power arc" is a bit misleading. It is actually one of the lower output ignitions I have tested unless it is programmed for single spark. Then it is just average. Jim
dennisgb said:cyclegeezer said:dennisgb said:
I have one purchased from Old Britts, sold under the PowerArc brand. I'm very happy with it.
Yes I contacted the C5 Guy in Wisconsin and he sent me to Old Brits. How long have you had it on the bike?
hobot said:Ugh comnoz, serious issues you reveal for Peel's rather hi compression ignition needs. Wonder if the coil pack was up to snuff on the test. Would like ya to test my CD4 verison and coil pack and pow pow with Powerarc and other options for multiple ign curves with big changes in octane needs.
comnoz said:I will have to say that in my experience I have not found it possible to provide three strong sparks and run it from a Norton alternator. To make a powerful multi-spark ignition requires either a resonant tank circuit such as the Delfi system or a CDI system such as a MSD multispark which charges the coil once for each discharge. Either of these systems is going to draw more currant than is available with a Norton charging system.
dennisgb said:comnoz said:I will have to say that in my experience I have not found it possible to provide three strong sparks and run it from a Norton alternator. To make a powerful multi-spark ignition requires either a resonant tank circuit such as the Delfi system or a CDI system such as a MSD multispark which charges the coil once for each discharge. Either of these systems is going to draw more currant than is available with a Norton charging system.
Jim,
Would your opinion be the same if the charging system was upgraded to 3 Phase 200 Watt alternator? I see where you have been working with the MSD system is that a better option?
Dennis
hobot said:If I can get the drive to work as hoped Peel will have 600 watt 3 wire voltage sensing alternator to power what ever. Helps to know others have spent on dead ends too. The wasted spark that jumps from hook to center is said to deliver ~15% less spark energy than the normal direction spark.
comnoz said:The part I like about the MSD unit is it's legendary dependability plus it's ability to do 2 way communication with a laptop -so you can monitor it's operation and see it's present advance and settings. Jim
dennisgb said:comnoz said:The part I like about the MSD unit is it's legendary dependability plus it's ability to do 2 way communication with a laptop -so you can monitor it's operation and see it's present advance and settings. Jim
Is this something you can share with us or is this going to be a commercial product? I'm interested.