Originally Posted by 65cayne
This is the ignition related dwell I was thinking of....(found online)
"The cam angle, or dwell, must also be checked when breaker points are replaced. Dwell is the angle or number of degrees that the cam rotates from the time points close until they open again. Increasing dwell reduces point gap and vice versa. Too little dwell causes misfiring at high engine speed, but too much dwell causes points to burn."
Like Shawnlee said: same term, different folks, different meanings sometimes...
I think I am on the straight and narrow now.