Re: [T3] Ignition Leads (was Problems)

["Mark Seaton" <Markse@mo-sys.com>]

Hi Shad,

I agree, but I have suppressed plug caps and dist caps so the copper stuff
should be OK for RF, and I wanted something cheap but good quality and
reliable- not fancy and of dubious merit. I'm not going for performance gain
but rather peace of mind. I know Magnecor have a good rep for their fancy
cables but I'm sure their copper stuff is cheaper and will work fine I
think. I've heard a lot of bad things about the spirally wound cables and if
plain old copper will work I think I'd prefer to stick to that. I'll check
the price of the fancy stuff though to compare.

That other stuff is not actually audio cable but made by a company that
usually make audio cable. They claim that its the best HT lead you can buy
but at a very silly price.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shad Laws" <shad@lnengineering.com>
To: "Type 3 Mailing List" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Ignition Leads (was Problems)


> Hello-
>
> You have a '73... I should caution you... copper plug leads + electronic
> fuel injection = bad idea.  Copper leads make a lot of noise!  It'll also
> dirty up your radio stations.
>
> Also, I don't think that nice stereo speaker wire you spoke of was
designed
> to keep 40,000V signals isolated, either.  Audio systems operate quite a
bit
> below this range (well, except for high-end electrostatic speaker systems,
> but even then the 25,000V+ signals usually originate and end in the
speaker
> itself - no cable transmission).  It likely won't help with your spark
> plugs.
>
> Why don't you just get suppressed leads?  There's absolutely nothing wrong
> with them.  You won't get a performance gain by going to a straight copper
> wire.  The company you are talking to, Magnacor, makes some excellent
> suppressed leads - just get some from them.
>
> Take care,
> Shad Laws
> LN Engineering - Aircooled Precision Performance
> http://www.lnengineering.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Seaton" <Markse@mo-sys.com>
> To: "Type 3 Mailing List" <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 11:58 AM
> Subject: [T3] Ignition Leads (was Problems)
>
>
> > I finally found a price for that fancy Van den Hul cable- about
50dollars
> a
> > metre!?! and they go on about it being suitable for ordinary cars! Well
it
> > is silver plated ;-)
> >
> > Believe me it is very difficult to get hold off plain wire here in the
> > UK.Anyway I finally struck a bit more lucky with Magnecor. Their UK
branch
> > was very helpful and they sell a good quality plain black coloured 7mm
> > copper lead with silicon outer jacket for 66p (1dollar) per foot aimed
> > mostly at old cars and industrial use. Worth a try I think.
> >
> > Mark Seaton
> > '73 Fasty, London
> >
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