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Old 11-13-2013, 01:26 AM
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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.

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Old 11-13-2013, 09:21 AM
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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.
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Old 11-13-2013, 01:26 PM
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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!
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Al, this one is from the late 60s.
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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]
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----I had problems with those as well......Bill S
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Default Re: Mallory Photocell Distributor

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