I think just about everyone is using some sort of transistor ignition now. Don, I have one of yours with the cut off that now has many hours of running on it and it is still going strong. I also have one of Floyds that is still going strong. I have a few with just a single transistor that work well also. All of them work, even a condenser will work just fine. The transistor units are better in that they do not burn the points, and it is not so critical to have them perfectly clean but it sure helps. I was out flying Ringmasters today with Andrew Hathaway, and he brought out his Humongous. He put up four flights with it and it started second flip every time and had a perfect motor run every time without touching the needle from the last time he flew it at Topeka's contest a couple of months ago. He is running one transistor and three AA NIMH batteries. When things are right these old sparkers will start easier than glow and make you smile.