New (ish) Australian programmable digital Ignitions

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I was put on to these guys a while ago but chose to buy a Dyna for it's practicality. I wonder if they do a Laverda set up yet?

http://www.microclassicignitions.com/products/indexw.html
 
Looks promising. Seems it's only a single channel system at present, so would only be applicable to single cylinder or parallel twin Laverdas. But it has +/-5? correction for a second cylinder, so there must at least be a second coil output. They're developing an ignition for Ducati V-twins which would have to be 2 channel. Whether it uses 1 or 2 pickups remains to be seen. So it'll be interesting to keep an eye on developments.

It's something like an Ignitech, in that the advance map is user programmable, but not as packed with features as Ignitech (eg. TPS, MAP inputs, etc.). At around $700 for the unit and pickup plate, it's not really an economic choice at present for Laverda owners when compared to Redax/Lex/Ignitech.

Their website doesn't give much technical detail, but presumably that would be available on request if you needed to source components such as pickup or coil from other suppliers. As they don't (yet) make a pickup plate for a Laverda, I reckon you'd need to talk to them about options.

I like their simple and logical instructions for developing an advance map. I hadn't thought of doing it that way http://www.microclassicignitions.com/tuning/tuning.html

Cam
 
Dellortoman said:
I like their simple and logical instructions for developing an advance map. I hadn't thought of doing it that way http://www.microclassicignitions.com/tuning/tuning.html
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Can I watch while you do the dyno run with a flat 50 degree map?  Sounds like fun.

I looked at these ignitions when I was casting around years ago for what to run on my SFC, and subsequently other options for the OzLaverda race bikes and my own road bikes etc.  I settled on the Ignitech since it had every feature imaginable and could run any type of Laverda engine with the one box, and to top it off is dirt cheap.

Having said that, these things are very popular in Classic racing circles, used by many multiple Australian Champions.  They definitely do a 2 channel version since I know a guy running it on his JAP twin (a crazy pre war JAP that has something like 130hp!!).  I expect the biggest advantage is that you can call them up and work directly with them and get intelligible answers to technical questions.  That's probably why a lot of the quick guys in Oz use them.

Jan & co at Ignitech do answer technical questions and obviously try their best in their non native language but you always feel there's a significant language barrier in the way.  For the most part you have to work it out yourself... or ask someone who already has.
 
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