Re: Dwell Meter

Posted by Glen Weilbaker on July 23, 1998 at 12:44:54

In Reply to: Re: Dwell Meter
posted by Al Wood on July 23, 1998 at 12:12:06

: : I'd like to install a miniature dwell meter in my pickup to monitor point separation. Is the underlying principle of a dwell meter simply to measure the average value of the voltage across the points? Or what?
: :Regards,Al Wood
: Thanks, guys for the info. I have a cheap "dwell meter" which I am sure has no "precision Time base". Do you know what such meters actually measure?
: Regards,Al Wood
Al,
In the world of electronics, cheap can include a precision time base, but for purposes here it's probably has enough to get by. The point block usually doesn't wear fast enough to require such monitoring, checking the dwell during the tune up intervals should suffice.
Ever notice the more precise our watches are, we're still late?
GW

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