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Ok, these may be stupid questions, but I've always wondered how a few aspects of MSD and other aftermarket ignition systems work.
1. How do the little timing retard knobs work? I can see how something like that would work on a DIS application, but I don't get how it works with a distributor... No matter what you do to the electronics, the rotor is still going to reach each terminal on the cap at a certain time, right? Someone enlighten me!
2. Also, how do some of the systems (like the Digital 6 Plus for example) give 20 degrees of spark duration under certain conditions? How do you get spark for a longer duration than the rotor touches the terminal on the cap?
These are probably very simple answers, but I've been unable to figure it out in my head, so please, share yor expertise.
-Brian
1. How do the little timing retard knobs work? I can see how something like that would work on a DIS application, but I don't get how it works with a distributor... No matter what you do to the electronics, the rotor is still going to reach each terminal on the cap at a certain time, right? Someone enlighten me!
2. Also, how do some of the systems (like the Digital 6 Plus for example) give 20 degrees of spark duration under certain conditions? How do you get spark for a longer duration than the rotor touches the terminal on the cap?
These are probably very simple answers, but I've been unable to figure it out in my head, so please, share yor expertise.
-Brian