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Re: Pertronix install.....zap

To: "Mgs@autox.team.net" <Mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Pertronix install.....zap
From: JAMES SCHULTE <schultejim@prodigy.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 05:33:29 -0700 (PDT)
Tim
I did this 2 years ago to one in my 70B.  Got frustrated and just put points 
back in.  I ran Petronix in my 78B with no problems. Go figure.  Some cars have 
a mind(distributor) of there own (-:
Jim
 Tim Economu wrote:Hi All:
I just got around to installing the Ignitor in my 25D distributor, and after
hooking up the wires and of course DOUBLE CHECKING the red and black wire
polarity, turned on the ignition and tested the spark. After determining
there was no voltage getting to the coil, and triple checking (really I
thought I already did this!!) I found I had reversed the coil wires. After
correcting the reversed wires, I cannot get the Ignitor to switch, either in
the car, or by using an external magnet touching the face of the hall effect
switch in the Pertronix head.

So my obvious question is, did I fry the unit, or is it polarity protected?
There is nothing in the directions about reverse protection, or recovering
from a swapped connection for that matter. Nor does their web site provide
any help.

Anyone else BTDT? PaulH, do you know?

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