Transdenser II 12V Breaker Ignition, Kohler/Chevy/Ford/Vintage/Classic/Tractor

Description

Updated 4/14/19
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An eBay buyer from South Africa offers his product feedback at the bottom of this ad. The last picture is his installation.
Notice he mentions his
use of the Integral T
iming Light shows that his timing had been off. The performance has been restored.
The Transdenser II is latest incarnation of a product that I've been building since 2003. The 2019 numbers are in and there are over 1800 in the field since its introduction in 2015, it offers many advantages over the conventional Kettering break-point and condenser 12V ignition system.
The Transdenser II utilizes automotive grade IGBT semiconductor technology that is employed on today's coil-on-plug ignition systems. Since these were not available in cars, trucks and small engines of yesteryear, this product allows the adaptation of today's technology for all 12V breaker-point ignitions. Pulling tractors, garden tractors, classic cars and truck and everything else you can think of have used this product and realized its benefits.
The first or main picture shows how the product is ideally installed. Not all items in this picture are included. Mounted on the coil bracket, a red and black lead go to either side of the coil. A third included custom lead is used to connect the Transdenser II to the breaker-points. The irrelevant condenser is no longer employed.
Seeing is believing. There are two pictures of GM points that were put into a dual-point distributor and run on test for the equivalent of 100K  miles. Every 10K miles of that the conventional points & condenser system had the dwell reset and the test was continued. As you can see the side using the predecessor of the Transdenser II, the Pointsaver, are virtually new. If your points are hard to find or expensive, this is important.
The wiring diagram & installation instructions are provided to illustrate the ease of installation. I have also included a picture that better defines the 12V system in question, as well as an illustration of the various Transdenser II configurations. Let me know if you have questions.
How does it work? Think of the Transdenser II as a high-performance/high-voltage relay. Breaker-points in a conventional ignition system make and break 3 to 4 amps of current depending on the coil resistance. This leads to their ultimate demise. The Transdenser II takes the heavy lifting from the points and places it on an IGBT semiconductor, thus dropping the breaker-point current to a preset 160mA, or 0.16A.
Historically I have sold the Transdenser II & it predecessor the Pointsaver through a distributor of mine, Kirk Engines. David Kirk is an engine designer that came to me in 2003 with an interest in developing such a product. As my largest distributor of this product line, he is often credited as the engineer. It is fair to say that the product likely would have never been born without his interest in it, however the innovation is that of Overnight Solutions LLC.
A quick search of Transdenser on Youtube found such a reference. Here is one of his happy customers demonstrating it on a Cub Cadet 782 equipped with a Kohler twin-cylinder engine. The only small engine to own according to David is a Kohler.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm0rnlLrJlE&t=9s
Last fall the sales channel was altered when The Farmshow Magazine (
www.farmshow.com
) published an article on the Transdenser II. Coincidentally in the same issue of the article, a subscriber placed his own opinion of the Transdenser II in the "Best & Worst"  section. A copy of both the article & commentary are shown above.
Once issued, I was inundated with orders from a group of subscribers that hadn't known of the product or its advantages. That is when I began to sell the product myself, rather that just using Kirk Engines distribution service. The 1967 Corvette with a 427 pictured is one such subscriber installation, and probably among one of my proudest.
Key advantages:
●  Breaker-Point life becomes indefinite, which is very important if your points are difficult to find or expensive
●
Since the points don't wear, the need for any future adjustment is virtually eliminated
●  Twice the energy to the plug resulting a much hotter spark due to solid-state coil saturation and collapse
●  Hotter spark provides much improved cold weather starting, and better performance at all RPMs
Application requirements:
●  Negative Ground 12V system as defined by the configuration illustration shown above
●  A clean, serviceable set of breaker-points; will not operated with oily, dirty or otherwise poor breaker-point contacts
●  An installer with a basic understanding of their particular application
Here is what is included::
●  Transdenser II module with integral Blue LED static timing light or coil status indicator
●  Suitable galvanized Transdenser II clamp
●  18" Point lead wire outfitted with #6 ring terminal to connect with breaker-points
●  Installation instructions & configurations drawing (Printable PDFs:
Instructions
Critical Information
Configurations
)
As an electronic device, I struggle with offering a warranty. If installed incorrectly, it can be destroyed in a heartbeat. I will however break with tradition and offer a replacement Transdenser II module upon receipt of a failed unit for a period of 30 days. You just pay shipping charges for the in-bound failure and out-bound replacement.
Overnight Solutions LLC has been keeping old engines alive since 2002. If I can't solve it, it's not my problem.
George from South Africa shares his thoughts...
Hi Dale
I installed the Transdenser yesterday on my John Deere 210 Lawn tractor with Kohler K241AQS engine.
The light on the unit was used to set the points on the S on the flywheel. The previous setting was according to the unit's light +-15mm before the S.
I need to mention that the plug and points was not replaced. The old ones was used because I am planning to overhaul the engine in the near future and i don't want to fit new on old and visa versa. The new engine parts are lying ready for when i remove the engine.
Whilst adjusting the timing I already noticed that there wasn't a spark at the points when opening and closing. Before fitment, with the points cap off, there was a blue glow from sparking that was noticed with the engine running. That sparking has disappeared.
The tractor runs alot better during operation, will measure fuel consumption again after engine overhaul. My wife also mentioned that the tractor sounds different/better. She inquired on what I have done to it. She didn't know that i got the Transdenser.
In my opinion the Transdenser definitely made a difference to the machines performance. Thank for your help in cancelling and sending again.
Please find attached some photos. The wiring looks terrible now but come engine repair time, there is going to be a complete tractor harness built.
George Roux