MSD analog relibility; any ideas?????

Dave,
Thanks for the enlightened response.

Your comment, "If the unit was outputting 100+ volts it would be fed back into the rest of the cars electrical system and burn out the car's electrical system. It's only the capacitive discharge systems (6A, 7A, etc) that use a high voltage output into the coil to cause a spark on the rising edge of the pulse." was apparently in reference to the red wire that connects the 5462 to the POSITIVE side of the coil.

This MSD tech told me that the 100+ volts is sent throught the ORANGE wirre, from the module to the MINUS terminal of the coil. I guess I didn't make that clear.

As such, could it still, as you said, " be fed back into the rest of the car's electrical system and burn out the car's electrical system."????

Also, how would the MSD 5462 get the voltage from 12, up to 100+?

Regardless of the wiring, I am certainly ready and more than willing to take your advice and info on this subject; I have gotten nothing but, smoke, mirriors, and self-contradictory B.S. from MSD....

Butm how about this orange wire voltage???

Is it even possible that it could be that high(100+ volts)?????????????

I guess it should be safe to hook up that tach-signal wire, now.... I hope.

Thanks also for the MSD forum info. I'll try that out....

Have a good weekend!!!


Bill