I'm looking for opinions and history on this one.  Both systems do just about the same thing.  They totally eliminate your points without changing your stock distributor, and they use your car's stock coil.  How they go about it differs vastly.

Pertronix uses a hall-effect system, which is magnetic (kinda like a coil pickup).
Accel uses an infra-red diode with a shutter (basically a shutter-interrupted electric eye).

My question concerns longevity and failure.  Should I let the money speak for itself, or is the Pertronix system really worth twice as much?  I've always heard good things about these systems, but I would like to hear 'the other side'.

I'm shopping online at Amazon.com for my '59 Galaxie.
Pertronix 91281 Ignitor Ii Frd Dst 57-74 - Pertronix  $98.55
ACCEL 2020 Point Eliminator Kit - Accel  $48.07
- Dave

Royal Oak, Michigan (Four miles north of Detroit, and 12 miles NORTH of Windsor, Canada).  That's right, we're north of Canada.

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