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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / May 2008

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Nate Nagel - 19 May 2008 00:02 GMT
a post I made just recently reminded me, I used to have a timing light,
I think it was made by a company called Optilux, it didn't look like a
regular timing light but like a big flashlight.  It had a built in dwell
meter and tach (digital) among other things - might have had more
features but those were the only ones I ever used.  I bought it used
from a VW enthusiast, and ended up inadvertantly passing it on to
another when I lent it to him and was unable to get it back from him
before I moved halfway across the country.

Here's the weird thing...  I can't seem to find another one anywhere.
Does anyone remember what I'm talking about, know if they're still made,
and if so, where I could buy one?

thanks

nate

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Mike Walsh - 19 May 2008 01:38 GMT
There apparently is still a demand for these:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENT
RY_ID:2011189/p-2011189/Ns-p_Product.LONGDESCRIPTION.sort/N-111+10201+600003522/
c-10101


> a post I made just recently reminded me, I used to have a timing light,
> I think it was made by a company called Optilux, it didn't look like a
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> Does anyone remember what I'm talking about, know if they're still made,
> and if so, where I could buy one?

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Nate Nagel - 19 May 2008 01:46 GMT
well sure, a dwell meter is just a specialized duty cycle meter.

that doesn't look like the light I had, although it appears to offer the
same functions.

nate

> There apparently is still a demand for these:
>
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>>Does anyone remember what I'm talking about, know if they're still made,
>>and if so, where I could buy one?

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