MSD dist/SUN machine

rod · 11-20-2010, 08:50 PM

i just picked up a nice MSD electronic dist [yes, after 30 years i am moving into the 21 century and away from a point dist.!] this dist. came with no springs/weights on the mech. advance. i would like to put this dist. on my Sun machine and get the curve i want.
my question is; how do you hook the dist up, wire wise, to trigger the arrow.
1. the dist has a + & - wire as does the machine. will this trigger the arrow with a 6 Volt machine battery. if not...........
2. i can hook my MSD 6 to the dist. with the two wire MSD cable [to connect the dist to the box]. jumper a 12Volt battery to the MSD 6, then use the wire [either orange or black, i don't remember which] which goes to the - terminal at the [ not used for this test] coil.

do you think this will work? i don't want to chance hurting either of the MSD parts or my machine.

thoughts
thanks rod in AZ

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11-20-2010, 08:50 PM	#1
rod Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kingman, NW AZ. in the middle of the longest stretch of Route 66 Posts: 314 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	MSD dist/SUN machine i just picked up a nice MSD electronic dist [yes, after 30 years i am moving into the 21 century and away from a point dist.!] this dist. came with no springs/weights on the mech. advance. i would like to put this dist. on my Sun machine and get the curve i want. my question is; how do you hook the dist up, wire wise, to trigger the arrow. 1. the dist has a + & - wire as does the machine. will this trigger the arrow with a 6 Volt machine battery. if not........... 2. i can hook my MSD 6 to the dist. with the two wire MSD cable [to connect the dist to the box]. jumper a 12Volt battery to the MSD 6, then use the wire [either orange or black, i don't remember which] which goes to the - terminal at the [ not used for this test] coil. do you think this will work? i don't want to chance hurting either of the MSD parts or my machine. thoughts thanks rod in AZ A bus stops at a bus station, a train stops at a train station. my desk is a work station!