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I have a V8 stag. I did away with the ballast and bought the 3 ohm
Pertronix coil. Only after reading the material. It says use a 1.5 without
ballast . 3.0 is not recommended for v8.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 3:31 PM dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
> Absolutely 3.0 ohms. The 1.5 ohms is for the cars that have a ballast
> resister built in
>
>
>
> Pertronix makes a flame thrower coil which is excellent.
>
>
>
> Also, btw, Pertronix tech support is really wonderful. I had ordered the
> wrong part on an igniter set which previously had failed but out of
> warranty. I called tech support and they sent me the correct part free!
>
>
>
> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Roger
> Elliott
> *Sent:* Monday, December 28, 2020 4:43 PM
> *To:* triumphs@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] Pertronix Question
>
>
>
> The instruction sheet I found has this:
>
> Q. What type of coil do I need?
> A. The ignitor is compatible only with a =E2=80=9Cpoints type=E2=80=9D co=
il. Eight
> cylinder engines require a minimum of 1.5 Ohms of resistance in the prima=
ry
> circuit. Four & six cylinder engines require a minimum of 3.0 Ohms of
> primary resistance
>
> So, it sounds like the 3.0 Ohm.
>
> Link to instrucations:
> https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0247/6913/4628/files/LU-142A.pdf
>
> Roger
>
> On 12/28/2020 3:58 PM, Jim Henningsen wrote:
>
> Anyone know if we should be using a 1.5 ohm or 3.0 ohm flame thrower coil
>
> with the LU-142A pertronix ignitor? 1967 Triumph TR4A.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Henningsen
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">I have a V8 stag. I did away with the ballast and bought =
the 3 ohm Pertronix coil. Only after reading the material. It says use a 1.=
5 without ballast . 3.0 is not recommended for v8.</div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 3:3=
1 PM dave <<a href=3D"mailto:dave@ranteer.com";>dave@ranteer.com</a>> =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"=
blue" vlink=3D"purple" style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div class=3D"m_18030=
16003501690194WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Absolutely 3.0 ohms.=C2=
=A0 The 1.5 ohms is for the cars that have a ballast resister built in<u></=
u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal">Pertronix makes a flame thrower coil which is excellent.<u></u><u><=
/u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
">Also, btw, Pertronix tech support is really wonderful.=C2=A0 I had ordere=
d the wrong part on an igniter set which previously had failed but out of w=
arranty.=C2=A0 I called tech support and they sent me the correct part free=
!<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div=
style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in =
0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Triumphs <<a href=3D"mailto:tri=
umphs-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">triumphs=
-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roger Elliott<br><b>Sen=
t:</b> Monday, December 28, 2020 4:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:tr=
iumphs@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">triumphs@autox.=
team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Pertronix Question<u></u><u></u></=
p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p>The instruc=
tion sheet I found has this:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-t=
op:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Q. What type of coil do =
I need?</span><br><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial&qu=
ot;,sans-serif">A. The ignitor is compatible only with a =E2=80=9Cpoints ty=
pe=E2=80=9D coil. Eight cylinder engines require a minimum of 1.5 Ohms of r=
esistance in the primary circuit. Four & six cylinder engines require a=
minimum of 3.0 Ohms of primary resistance</span> <u></u><u></u></p></block=
quote><p><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-=
serif">So, it sounds like the 3.0 Ohm.<br><br></span><u></u><u></u></p><p><=
span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lin=
k to instrucations: <a href=3D"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0247/6913/=
4628/files/LU-142A.pdf" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://cdn.sh=
opify.com/s/files/1/0247/6913/4628/files/LU-142A.pdf</a><br><br></span><u><=
/u><u></u></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial&quo=
t;,sans-serif">Roger<br><br></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal">On 12/28/2020 3:58 PM, Jim Henningsen wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><=
blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><pre>Anyone know =
if we should be using a 1.5 ohm or 3.0 ohm flame thrower coil<u></u><u></u>=
</pre><pre>with the LU-142A pertronix ignitor?=C2=A0 1967 Triumph TR4A.<u><=
/u><u></u></pre><pre>Thanks,<u></u><u></u></pre><pre>Jim Henningsen<u></u><=
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