AlexDeLarge Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Hoping someone could help with a question I have about the install. I have the 3ohm flamethrower coil , so I can get rid of the ballast resistor. I am going to post a picture of what I have in the truck now. Whoever had the truck before me put black undercoating shit on everything so it is hard to make out color of wires. I just want to know what I need to connnect to the + side of the flamethrower along with the red wire off of the pertronix. Kind of confused as to what I need to do with what I have. Thanks Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Simplest thing is to leave the ballast in place and take the "black wire to ballast" wire off the ballast end and tighten it to the other terminal of the ballast. This is the Start signal from the ignition switch and now it by passes the ballast and goes directly to the coil +. The rest is wired correctly. The "what is this" is a capacitor to reduce/prevent ignition noise. You can leave it or remove it, but save it in case it actually does reduce noise. Quote Link to comment
AlexDeLarge Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, datzenmike said: Simplest thing is to leave the ballast in place and take the "black wire to ballast" wire off the ballast end and tighten it to the other terminal of the ballast. This is the Start signal from the ignition switch and now it by passes the ballast and goes directly to the coil +. The rest is wired correctly. The "what is this" is a capacitor to reduce/prevent ignition noise. You can leave it or remove it, but save it in case it actually does reduce noise. Ok Mike, so I leave everything as is on the + side and add the red wire from the pertronix also. Take the black wire to ballast and connect to other terminal on ballast. Then take the black wire that is on the old coil now, that goes to the points, and tuck it away? Then take the black wire from the pertronix and hook to the negative side on flamethrower. Correct? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Sounds right but follow the Pertronix manual for their wires. Quote Link to comment
AlexDeLarge Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Ok, thanks for all your help as usual 👍 Quote Link to comment
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