Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

Does anyone have any info on theses? I can't find a dang thing on them and I would really like to find more info. ZCP310SP.

Thanks,

Jed

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

The Unilite is a finicky unit. They are VERY tempermental and go bad often. You can buy a replacement unit that is yellow instead of red called an E spark. If you do not have a very good ground they fail often. You can get instructions off mallorys web site still. I have a magnetic pick up dist. in my street car.

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

Had one many years ago..always had a spare in the glove box and tools to change it out..that unit did not last long [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] POS!

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

Al, this one is from the late 60s.

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

mine was a older used unit I bought around 1980 or so..had a red light thingy i changed on the side of the road too many times..unilite? maybe..long time ago..still a POS! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

----I had problems with those as well......Bill S

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

They were famous for ghosting themselves if installed without a ballast resistor.

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

I know somewhere on here there was a picture of an NOS Mallory I R distributor setup, but I can not find it. I thought maybe that would help me? Also, I had put a call into Mallory, thought maybe I could help them help everyone else with all the paperwork I have from a lot of the NOS stuff that I have? We shall see where it goes.

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

Pretty sure I have a Mallory Unilite in my Yenko, never had a problem with it. At the time, it was much preferred since all the Pertronix guys were pulling their hair out over the Made in Mexico stuff!

Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor
 

Marlin, I just did a 40yr old NOS solid state Mallory conversion on an old points distributor last week. I can tell I have a junk alt. That's what burns them out.