Weaver

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I have 6 of these with the pigtails. I don't know what car they are from, I just aquired a box with 6 of them in it. Will these work with the MS?
If so are they worth messing with, and will my tach still work, only 2 wires most COPs i've seen are 4.
*edit*

after more google'n i think they are from a Pontiac.

Jeff_Ciesielski

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You'll need external ignitors (BIP373)

Joe Perez

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As Pedojeff alluded, this indicates that these units do not have an internal igniter / tach driver- they just just coils with no onboard electronics. In their original application, they most likely used an external high-current driver, similar to the "igniter" in the '90-'93 Miatas.

You can still use them with a Megasquirt, however you will need to buy or construct a high-current driver to operate them. One option would be the 4-Channel Ignition/Injection Driver Board from JBPerf. Another option, if you want something pre-assembled, is the QuadSpark Four Channel Ignition Module from DIY.

And, of course, you'll still need to drive the tachometer, however this is fairly straightforward using the MS's Tacho Output option.

Weaver

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sounds like they are a lot of work to get them to work.

FS $1 + shipping.

Jeff_Ciesielski

iTrader: (10)

Not really.

If you used the quadspark that The Magnanimous Mr Perez posted, wiring them would be super easy. You would just run 2 trigger wires (one per ignition bank) out of the MS to the corresponding wires on the quadspark, then provide the coils with switched 12v power on the + side, and wire the quadspark to the - side of the coil. Easy peasy.

Weaver

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ok, I'll hang on to them then.

bcrx7

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I like to run the COP's with the external module anyways. I think there is just way too much heat around the COP's to have a poor igniter sit there. That is my 2cents! KEEP THEM!!