by Linoman Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:54 pmWhile buying some mirrors form craigslist I also picked up this. Any one know anything about this?
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Barnabas
HandiVanMan
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Linoman- Number of posts : 329
Location : Holland, MI
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HandiVanMan- Number of posts : 1868
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Some ignition systems used to interfere with car radios & CB radios back in the 50's -70's vehicles. These systems were supposed to fix that problem. I had quite a few older rides that had the problem & most of the time it was the points condenser that caused the problem. If they was bad the humming would drive you crazy.
Barnabas- Vintage-Vans Listings Manager
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I installed car stereos back in the 70s and 80s, but never saw any engine Noise supression devices that complex
jkr- Number of posts : 1148
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that is no doubt a kit for protecting the ignition system for old armed forces vehicles that are used in deep water. kind of a rare kit for sure. a lot of those old army vehicles were equipped this way for driving through rivers and such.
RodStRace- Number of posts : 3046
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I don't buy the water protection. Even the box says "Electro-Shield". That's for radio noise supression. Take a look at older 'vettes. They have non-metallic bodies so the noise from solid core wire would interfere with radio reception. They also have shields. This appears to be an aftermarket setup. Pretty useless if you run supression spark plug wire (just about all the stuff you can buy is) and have a doghouse in your van.
The metal blocks radio waves, which is why you don't get good reception in metal buildings.
The metal blocks radio waves, which is why you don't get good reception in metal buildings.
Linoman- Number of posts : 329
Location : Holland, MI
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The only reference to this product or the company I've been able to find was a small press release in the trade jurnal for the Assoc. of Public Safety Communications from Nov. 1963. Bought it because it was interesting, complete, & realitively inexpensive. By the way he also a complete V8 set.
Scott- Number of posts : 1651
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I used to work for an auto-parts warehouse back in the 80s that sold solid-state versions of these. Nothing this complex though. Might be cool in a car show, but putting that on a daily driver may cause more problems then it fixes.
Linoman- Number of posts : 329
Location : Holland, MI
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What kind of problems would it cause?
cl350rr- Number of posts : 287
Location : Virginia Beach
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I have an aluminum foil helmet, does the same thing
Scott- Number of posts : 1651
Location : Anoka, MN
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I don't know that it would, it just seems like a complicated solution to something that is fixed pretty easy now days.
Just my 2 cents..
Just my 2 cents..
