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royhall:

--- Quote from: tom400f on March 11, 2018, 09:51:56 AM ---
--- Quote from: Trigger on March 09, 2018, 07:54:12 PM ---That is toooo much £££ for a strobe light. I am sure the last time I was visiting Watford classic cars, that they had them for less than a 20 pound note  ;)

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Indeed. This looks like the best deal out there:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AccuSpark-Professional-S8000-Ignition-Strobe-Timing-Lamp-Light-/331737007734?hash=item4d3d110676

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Looking at comments made elsewhere about this strobe, it still has the same problems as others mainly the inductive pickup can be very hit and miss. This is the same problem that I have with my existing Draper unit. Makes an easy 5 minute job into half an hour of frustrating fiddling. Have now bought a secondhand Gunson strobe that the reviews say has a rock solid pickup. When I get it, I will report back how good (or crap) it is. Same as this one but better condition   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GUNSONS-12-V-DC-TIMESTROBE-XENON-TIMING-LIGHT-AND-INDUCTIVE-PICK-UP/382399864099?hash=item5908cedd23:g:UF0AAOSwnHZYl0MQ

Spitfire:
Glad it's not just me that can't get one of those things to work, I still use my battery and torch light bulb to set up the timing.

Cheers

Dennis

kevski:

--- Quote from: royhall on March 11, 2018, 11:13:38 AM ---
--- Quote from: tom400f on March 11, 2018, 09:51:56 AM ---
--- Quote from: Trigger on March 09, 2018, 07:54:12 PM ---That is toooo much £££ for a strobe light. I am sure the last time I was visiting Watford classic cars, that they had them for less than a 20 pound note  ;)

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Indeed. This looks like the best deal out there:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AccuSpark-Professional-S8000-Ignition-Strobe-Timing-Lamp-Light-/331737007734?hash=item4d3d110676


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Looking at comments made elsewhere about this strobe, it still has the same problems as others mainly the inductive pickup can be very hit and miss. This is the same problem that I have with my existing Draper unit. Makes an easy 5 minute job into half an hour of frustrating fiddling. Have now bought a secondhand Gunson strobe that the reviews say has a rock solid pickup. When I get it, I will report back how good (or crap) it is. Same as this one but better condition   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GUNSONS-12-V-DC-TIMESTROBE-XENON-TIMING-LIGHT-AND-INDUCTIVE-PICK-UP/382399864099?hash=item5908cedd23:g:UF0AAOSwnHZYl0MQ

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I had one of those Gunson ones, and it was also very hit and miss, threw it in the bin and got the Accuspark which has been a lot more reliable, but then they are all made cheaply abroad with lousy quality  control, you either get a good or a bad one no matter what brand.

royhall:
Been reading loads of feedback from various places before I got another. It appears that all the inductive ones are a bit hit and miss whatever the make. Whenever I think I have found a reliable one, someone always reports back that their one was crap. What about the expensive ones like Snap On, are they any good. Don't mind paying out as long as I never have to buy another. Probably all Chinese s**t like everything else you buy these days. A whole nation who's entire output is just millions of tons of Landfill a year. Sorry, it's turning into a rant again.

philward:
That Accuspark S8000 is the one I have that didn't work at all - is there any about that use the strobe HT inline rather than using clip on induction - maybe that's the issue!

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