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Old 10-13-2009, 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bobcowan View Post
But is there any reason the magnetic is better than optical? Mallory makes both. Why would you choose one over the other? Is the magnetic less voltage sensative? Will the pick up last longer?
My experience with optical systems is the optical lens get coated with an spark/ozone by-product. This is due to sparking between the cap terminals and rotor within the cap containing the optical system. Over a period of time the lens gets cloudy enough to cause the car to start missing due to it not passing enough light. Things may have improved by design but I still stay clear of such optical systems. Magnetic all the way with me.
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