☑ Pertronix Ignition Ballast Resistor

I just installed the pertronix ignitor on my 76 went in easy and i made some extensions so it would reach the coil per pertronix instructions and an faq thread i hooked up the leads to the coil i did not know that i have a ballast resistor on the 02 or what one is for that matter anyways car s. Connect pertronix i module black wire to coil terminal.

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Pertronix said there is a ballast resistor in the system but i dont know what to look for.

Pertronix ignition ballast resistor. Updated from the holley gold box ignition to a pertronix unit and it runs great with a jumper off battery positive but dont have enough voltage from the ignition switch to spark the coil. If the coil required a ballast resistor when it was used with points then you must still use the resistor. Autorestomod manic mechanic gasoline media 173284 views 1719.

If it didnt then no resistor is necessary. In either case the pertronix unit red wire is supposed to get a full 12 volts so connect it ahead of the ballast resistor if one is present. Use new wire with no resistance from ignition switch to pertronix i module red wire.

Use original wiring with intact resistor wire ballast to coil terminal as stock. Pertronix performance products manufacturing quality ignition and exhaust products for over 40 years. Pertronix says you must use a points type coil.

How to install a pertronix ignitor ignition system classic car episode 280 autorestomod duration. Now as i made some searches on the web i have seen that it was indeed a hot topic among the old cars restorers. And as i wrote earlier the pertronix instructions for the ignitor 1383 which i read myself clearly states that if the ignition system has a ballast resistor you should not remove it.

If anyone knows the location of the ignition ballast resistor on a 75 scout ii please help.