Technical Velleman Electronic Ignition Kit

[Toshi 975]

Anybody have experience of this self assembly kit?
Allows you to do away with the capacitor and supposed to improve running,
I kind of inherited one bolted to the chassis of an engineless Blitz Buggy I bought.

 

[Bounding Bambino]

Electronic Ignition Amplifier kit

Better starting and smoother running engine with this electronic ignition amplifier kit.

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This should help guide the way.

https://www.velleman.eu/downloads/0/illustrated/illustrated_assembly_manual_k2543.pdf

Looks like they are still available. And honestly. I was thinking of making something similar to test out. This circut helps to prevent high current from running thru the points, and is in theory just using the points as a low current trigger to drive the ignition module. It helps prevent any actual sparks from happening on the points face, significantly improving point life.

The also plus benefit from this is, you can mount the electronics away from the heat source, unlike distributor mounted ignition modules.

 

[Toshi 975]

Electronic Ignition Amplifier kit

Better starting and smoother running engine with this electronic ignition amplifier kit.

store.qkits.com

This should help guide the way.

https://www.velleman.eu/downloads/0/illustrated/illustrated_assembly_manual_k2543.pdf

Looks like they are still available. And honestly. I was thinking of making something similar to test out. This circut helps to prevent high current from running thru the points, and is in theory just using the points as a low current trigger to drive the ignition module. It helps prevent any actual sparks from happening on the points face, significantly improving point life.

The also plus benefit from this is, you can mount the electronics away from the heat source, unlike distributor mounted ignition modules.

Plus the advantage of no capacitor, I think the old one I have works but I ordered a new kit so I can try one out.

 

[Goldnrust]

I built something similar from a kit for my Lancia Fulvia a few years back. The car ran, and I think it did start / idle a bit stronger. But I ended up chasing an issue with the car missing at higher RPM. Went away when I went back to the original points + condenser system… Was’t the same kit though, and with any home built kit there’s always the potential for error, so who knows what the problem I had was.

 

[bop1956]

I have installed a wellman kit in my Fiat 500 with a 650 cc engine. The engine starts much faster and has a better idle. I have doubled the ignition coil (dual-spark) It is a cheap upgrade that can be recommended.

 

[Toshi 975]

Hi Bop, thank you for the feedback especially as I ended up buying two DIY kits and boxes to house them. I have finished soldering one circuit and it just fits the bow I ordered but the new ones have an external heat sink which presented logistical problems with a plastic lid but managed a solution. I am now wrestling with how it might mount with the coil before I drill the box for the external wiring. Good to have the set up on the cool side of the engine bay. Is there a ballast resistor in there somewhere?