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DK4A electronic distributor
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12-05-2023, 08:41 PM
There are a few out there
Anyone any experience of them in terms of reliability and performance I’m aware there not everyone’s cup of tea
12-05-2023, 10:35 PM
I have had one in my car for over a year and have no complaints. Accuspark variety and i changed the coil at the same time.
13-05-2023, 10:09 AM
I've had one on my '31 RN for three years and it's never missed a beat, also has auto advance. I can hear the purists shrieking in horror !!
Buy an Austin 7 they said, It's easy to work on they said !
What do you mean ?
What make is it that has auto advance ? What do you mean ? 
13-05-2023, 04:25 PM
Do you mean what is "auto advance"? Somehow, the unit can change the ignition timing to suit the engine revs (just as the bob weights do in a conventional DK). How it does this I don't know - and I have heard that the advance built into some units is not A7 specific.
I have these units on two of my cars and they perform perfectly. I tried it on another and it would just not run properly - even after changing the coil, distributed top, ignition leads and plugs - so, that one remains on points. Of course, it's wise to carry a complete, conventional distributer with you 'just in case'.
13-05-2023, 08:24 PM
Hi Barry and Tony, what brands are your electronic distributors? Did the pinion supplied with the new distributor fit properly ?
Regards Graham Barker 
13-05-2023, 09:59 PM
The Accuspark distributer has springs and bob weights but much better engineered than Lucas.
Jim
Tony
The “what do you mean “ was a response to the noisy dynamo comment The “what make” comment was asking which manufacturer had electronic auto advance I tried to reply to each comment separately but failed miserably Other than Accuspark what others are out there 
14-05-2023, 10:18 PM
The Accuspark distributors that I have examined and trialled are so well engineered that they have incorporated all the wear that it took the Lucas units a life time of use to exhibit. The only thing that makes them appear to work well is the electronic pick up in place of points, the points are affected by the wear and scatter the timing. You can archive the same, or possibly even better results if your Lucas unit is in good condition by fitting an electronic base plate. And save yourself a bit of cash. The Lucas unit when working correctly also has a better advance curve to the Accuspark version.
Black Art Enthusiast
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