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catbed
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i found this old sears "ignition analyzer" in my basement.no idea how to hook it up. any suggestions. i dont really need this. just messing around to see if it still works.
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catbed
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darn picture limit.
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TheCafeKid
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Looks kinda like a dwell tach...mayhaps you hook it up to your points on a points system, dunno tho..no expert on such
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catbed
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its got different settings: low rpm, high rpm, dwell, points, test.
you were right somewhat.
you were right somewhat.
The memory is a little foggy
The memory is a little foggy
But from the pictures you simply hook the red clip to the negative side of the coil and the black side to your negative on the battery. You will have to adjust for the GS 4 cyl/dual coil configuration which probably is equivalent to a 2 cyl engine because of the dual coils. So your RPM will read 1/2 what actual is and dwell will probaly be off but would not know unless I tried it (I wont guess).
Posplayr
The memory is a little foggy
But from the pictures you simply hook the red clip to the negative side of the coil and the black side to your negative on the battery. You will have to adjust for the GS 4 cyl/dual coil configuration which probably is equivalent to a 2 cyl engine because of the dual coils. So your RPM will read 1/2 what actual is and dwell will probaly be off but would not know unless I tried it (I wont guess).
Posplayr
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saddlewarmer
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Its used to check rpm and the dwell angle of your points in degrees. basically, your black lead goes to ground with the red tied to your feed to your distibutor to give you a dwell reading ( the opening and closing of your points in degrees.). You can also check rpm with it on a solid state or pointless ignition. use mine on a model t car and roadster and some old tractors.
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Mark whiz
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Hey I got one of those except it's probably a little older than that one.
Just consider yourself lucky (and young...) that you don't remember when these were a necessary part of keeping a vehicle running reliably (the frequent ignition tune-up).
Some people get all nostalgic about contact points. I wonder if they're also nostalgic about polio, or vacuum tube televisions.
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BlackStar
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Jaguarjoe
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At least you could easily repair a vacuum tube television set!
Tubes
Tubes
Yeah! I remember when all the big grocery stores had tube testers and a cabinet with various ones for sale. (I also remember when shoe stores had a fluoroscope to see if your shoes fit!!!8-[)
Tubes
Yeah! I remember when all the big grocery stores had tube testers and a cabinet with various ones for sale. (I also remember when shoe stores had a fluoroscope to see if your shoes fit!!!8-[)