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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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what is the minimum dwell discharge time? i have running dwell about 2.1ms
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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I've been using 0.5 ... w/ no issues.
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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dwell discharge decreases as rpm increases, so if dwell dischrge time is to high, could that cause rpm to drop off, almost like a loss in spark?
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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it can cause the spark to get weaker.

The rx7 ignitor does this internally as well, which can cause a weaker spark as RPMs climb too.
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