Pertronix wiring, Need to know which wire goes where! |
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Pertronix wiring, Need to know which wire goes where! |
Cap'n Krusty |
Sep 14 2004, 12:59 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
I know, I know .............. Being the one true anti-pertronix, I haven't a clue where the red and black wires go. Swapping a distributor to the guy's new Type 1 motor, and I need to know so I don't let all the smoke out ............................ TIA, the Cap'n
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Demick |
Sep 14 2004, 01:35 PM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
Toughest question we've had here in months.....
black to the neg side of the coil red to the pos side of the coil Demick |
Kevin@ojai.net |
Sep 14 2004, 01:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 9-July 03 From: Ventura & Chico, CA Member No.: 899 |
Geeze, no faith in a response from rennlist -- huh?
-Kevin |
Demick |
Sep 14 2004, 01:39 PM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
naaa. He just wanted an answer today. If he asked on Rennlist, he would have gotten the answer tomorrow.
Demick |
Joe Bob |
Sep 14 2004, 02:05 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Look in the bottom of the box.....piece of paper called "INSTRUCTIONS".....it's right next to the spare set of points that you need when it takes a shit on ya the day after the warranty expires.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)
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Cap'n Krusty |
Sep 14 2004, 02:24 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Thanks. Kevin actually was the 1st to answer over at rennlist, where I actually asked AFTER I didn't hear from this list. As for the instructions being in the box, most people don't carry the box around 2 years after they buy the car with the pertronix installed ............................... The Cap'n, thankful and satisfied .............
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lapuwali |
Sep 14 2004, 02:37 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
WARNING: the Pertronix needs to get its power w/o the ballast resistor interfering. If the coil has an internal resistor, no worries, just hook the red to + and the black to -. If there's an external ballast resistor or a resistor wire to the + post, you need to hook the red wire up BEFORE that. If you try to run the Pertronix on less than 12 volts, it won' t work. I don't think it will smoke, but it will run like crap (assuming you can even get it started).
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