IGNITION SYSTEMS
ALTRONIC I
Altronic I, first introduced in 1966, brought the advantages of capacitor discharge ignition to industrial gas engines. It consists of a small permanent magnet alternator with a plug-in electronic module attached. Timing is set by one or more remote mounted pick-up sensing magnets referenced to the engine crankshaft. On horizontal engines, these are typically mounted on the flywheel; on in-line engines, a magnet disc is used. The alternator performs no timing function and can thus be either belt- or coupling-driven. The only moving part is the alternator’s sealed,
underloaded ball bearing. Over 60,000 Altronic I systems have been sold. The system’s simplicity and long record of field reliability have made it the ignition of choice for operators of low-horsepower industrial engines.
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Altronic I ignition unit