Thanks for all the help Jarrid. Looks like I have another part to add to my
growing "stuff that didn't work out" pile.
Kurt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jarrid Gross
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 1:20 PM
> To: 'Kurt Eckert'; 'Alpine folks'
> Subject: RE: Lucas Sport Coil
>
>
> Kurt wrote,
>
>
> >Thanks Jarrid. I just got off the phone with Pertronix tech support and
> they
> >said that in a four cylinder application they recomend a 3.0 ohm resistor
> to
> >fight overheating at low RPMs. So I either need to throw a resistor in
> there
> >or pick up a a coil with a built in resistor.
>
> 3 ohms is pretty high, I'd use 2 ohms max.
> The Pertronics has some quirks about it, but should still work well with
> 2ohms.
>
> Another factory pertronics application uses a 1.2 ohm ballast, so I doubt
> that
> a 2 ohm could cause any damage to the pertronics unit.
>
> I wouldnt use a ballast with the lucas sport coil.
> It has smaller gauge primary wire, and has a higher internal resistance,
> it does not actually have an internal ballast resistor, and adding one
> to the lucas sport coil will result in VERY weak high RPM spark.
>
> I am not aware of any coil that actually has an internal ballast resistor.
>
> There are few applications that really could use the added
> voltage provided
> by the lucas sport coil, and a stock alpine is not one of them.
> Use a stock coil and a ballast resistor, it will work just fine.
>
>
>
> Jarrid Gross
>
>
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