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Need to replace existing timing light. Now, with the advent of all the battery powered tools available, 12 and 18 volt and whatever, can anyone out there tell me if such a timing light exists that is powered with 12 volt power pack instead of having to hook up to batteries???

Any help and advice would be appreciated.

Jim.

Don't know of a timing light that has rechargeable battery. I use a 12v gel pack to power the timing light when I use one on a six volt system.

Thanks Chipper. Now, this is something that I am sure that you could design, develop, and get produced!!! How about it?? I can definitely see a future for the battery powered timing light that also comes with a charger, including a nice LED light.

Jim.

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Thank you P.K.

You are more than

Those are cool, how to they actually work, performance - reliability wise. might be interested in one


this is the one I picked up a while back INNOVA 3555

FWIW I use a 12v timing light connected to my 6v battery. The light is a tad dim but function wise it works just fine.

Thanks Tiny,

My problem is that I had an old Craftsman (40 years or so old) and it gave up the ghost. That thing worked on either 6 or 12 volt. Unless you want to give many $'s to replace it, I am down to just my 31 and an old 6 volt tractor. 31 has to have both sides of hood up to make things work for me, jumping back and forth for distr and than checking timing. Can't get help from Mommy on this deal, so thought a battery powered one would at least get rid of a couple of leads to a 12 volt battery.

BearsFan, ordered one from JEGS this am and it's supposed to be here Thursday. Will try it out and let you know. Free shipping and handling also helped.

P.K.

Got that timing light you recommended this am. Tried it out and am very pleased with performance. Sure is easy to handle. Can also get replacement bulbs if needed. Takes 2 D batteries and an indicator tells you if they get weak or bad.

Thanks for the advice!!

Jim.

Jim, I'm happy your pleased with the new timing light. One of the best things about it is the free shipping.
Remember if you need a new bulb you don't have to leave the house,just call Jeg's.

Thought I might add some comments here for any future readers.

I just bought a new timing light this weekend. My old one wouldn't work, since I dropped it during the winter. It was just like this one. With the "automatic" dial, you can offset (retard) the flash in order to keep the marker on the pulley within the range of the markings.



So I went to Sears and bought their middle-value light.



After using it for an hour I was sort of frustrated. The big difference is that you need to "continuously" press on the light button (with your left thumb) in order for it to flash. (The previous light toggled on, then off.)

Now the reason this was a pain, is that I also needed to turn the dial indicator (with my left hand) so that I could dial the timing mark back to zero.

My right hand was on the throttle linkage so that I could control the rev of the engine while I wrote down readings at every 200 RPM.

Bottom line, was it's difficult to do two things with my left hand while I was trying to capture all of the readings across the full speed range.

There was ONE thing that I really like about the new light -- it's VERY BRIGHT!!!

But, if I had a choice, I'd go back to my original light.

Bill,

For those of us with experience in the electronic industry, it may not be very difficult to replace the momentary switch (needs to be held down) with one that switches on and off. Probably void the warranty...

I was wondering if they did this in order to keep the number of total flashes to a minimum.

As I said, the light is VERY bright and I appreciate that.

I just got back from almost another hour of using it. At the very end, I realized that I probably could have put a rubber band around it.... Oh, well. Maybe tomorrow.

Also a Velcro strap will do the job and is easily removed.

plastic insulation tape works well and is available in most garages most of the time.
Tony

Check with Summit Tools (Summit Auto ). I bought a portable light that runs on flashlight batteries.

Timing lights with battery's sounds pretty cool...But, I no longer use a timing light except on newer cars...I do fine with a dwell meter for the points and leave the timing to where the car runs the way I'd like it too...Thank you very much...Those new timing lights are pretty nice, though...

Thanks Rick. Did get one from Jegs and am happy so far. Time will tell though.

Kevin- I also time by ear, but occasionally I like to check if I am close to the 12 deg recommended. Yup, I got it to just about 12 degrees and car starts and runs beautifully. My mind seems to be either going or gone, but hearing how eng runs still seems to be ok???

Thanks guys.

Jim

I hear ya...Going much higher than 12 degrees and my temp. gauge tends to reflect it...Not much...But, I notice it...Something I don't like to see...