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Upgrading the ignition of a 1200 is easily accomplished by fitting the external Crane module and installing a Crane kit inside the factory distributor, doing away with the points and condenser. Stable Timing results (except for any distributor gear lash & advance plate wear). Crane kits use an external Electronic Ignition module which may be mounted on the inner fender or firewall.
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XR700
The XR700 external ignition module can drive a standard low-energy coil, and requires a ballast resistor.
700-0231 XR700 Univeral Kit
700-0001 XR700 ignition module w/o trigger 715-0020 Optical Trigger Unit 700-2231 Univeral Trigger Installation Kit
- Work with the stock Datsun 1200 coil
- Coil short circuit protection is 7 amps
- Use with external ballast resistor
- Without external ballast resistor, the XR700 will overheat and fail
- RPM range:
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XR3000
The XR3000 external ignition module can drive a high-energy coil, and does not require a ballast resistor.
3000-0231 XR3000 Universal Kit 3000-0021 XR3000 Semi-kit includes trigger 3000-0001 XR3000 external module only
- LED status for easy diagnostics
- Uses high-output coil
- XR3000 is high performance version of XR700
- Coil short circuit protection is 7 amps
- Works with stock Datsun Electronic Ignition Coil, although the Crane coils are higher energy.
Crane-brand coils for use with XR3000 PS50 black, PS60 chrome * 0.4 ohms PS91 steel bracket, LX91 aluminum bracket * E-core (non-round type) * 0.4 ohms * 54:1 windings
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Crane Optical Trigger
715-0020 Optical Trigger Unit 700-2231 Univeral Trigger Installation Kit
- Optical Trigger
- Cannot directly drive a coil
- Drives aftermarket ignition modules
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XR-i Conversion Kit
Universal kits not yet available as of January 2011