Re: Ignition Timing Super 8 Series 22

Posted by Packard 1948 On 2015/8/24 9:47:06

>When using a 12-volt timing light to time a 6-volt car I just power it from my 6-volt trickle charger which has more than enough oomph to power the light (though I don't know if a battery tender would) - this works very well.

At first I thought that the timing light would need to have a circuit between the car battery and the sensor of the #1 spark plug for the timing light to flash however I discovered yesterday that if I used my 12V battery charger and connected it up directly to the leads of the timing gun that it would work as usual. It has a clip on type sensor so I guess that it does not need to complete the circuit...it only needs 12V power from the red and black leads and then the sensor looks for static electricity passing through the #1 spark plug wire.