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| Author: | chucksrodgarage [ Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | coil voltage |
just changed from points to a pertronix 11. everything working good. but wondering if i need the ballast resistor any more as it's purpose is to make the points keep from burning up prematurely. i am running a 1.5 ohm coil,and know i would get a better spark without the ballast resistor, but don't want to do it at the expense of burning up the coil. also, the pertronix came with a new rotor, but it is different than the points rotor i removed. i would like to get a spare. does anyone know what they use for a rotor in their kit? |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:07 pm ] |
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Pertonix II doesn't need the ballast. It is variable dwell and senses coil voltage. You can go down to a 0.6 ohm coil if you want too. |
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| Author: | chucksrodgarage [ Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:17 pm ] |
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they don't tell you that in the directions. they just say to take the pertronix power from the 12 volt side of the resistor. thanks for the input |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:19 pm ] |
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Look at the ad http://www.pertronix.com/prod/ig/ignitor2/default.aspx |
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| Author: | Aggressive Ted [ Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:19 pm ] |
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Yes, you need a full 12 volts to power the module electronics. To get it you bypass the resistor. No need to reduce the voltage any longer with a resistor.....the module will just run poorly. |
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