Scott,
It will work fine with the points type resistor, and put out more
voltage with the resistor removed, BUT the Pertronix 2 has a great deal
more capability than the Pertonix I, which could only run the current
level of a points type with a resistor. You can get more high voltage
from your stock coil with the resistor removed, but it will run
physically hotter, and may not be up to it.
You can also buy a high energy coil, such as the Pertronix Flamethrower
2, and get 50,000 volts instead of 10,000. Of course you may need a
high energy blue large cap to stop cross-fire.
Steve
Scott Hutchinson wrote:
>Here's technical question for everyone. I just decided to toss my
>points from the old autolite dual point and go with a pertronix
>ignition. Pertronix suggests running a straight 12v right to the coil
>and bypassing the resistor. I'm sure more than a few somebodys out
>there have gone this route. Right now I have the pertronix hooked up to
>12v and the coil still going through the resistor, seems to run fine.
>Does bypassing the resistor make a difference? Should I just jump the
>12v on the resistor right to the output to coil? That way I could leave
>the resistor block in place for originalities sake. Why is there a
>resistor to begin with?
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Steve Laifman
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