Points style voltage regulator upgrade

OH NO ......:(
Let me ask this question ... has ANYBODY damage there electronic ign system with a points style vol regulator ?
I just recently installed a new underhood harness on my swinger ... it has the upgraded PERTRONIX elec dist upgrade ... all hidden inside original dist .... the previous owner had left a resistor inline to dist still.. so i was going to remove it because on a previous convo with PERTRONIX hotline ... they told me it was not needed ....
I also noticed that the car cranked for a long time prior to starting ... During my original harness removal .. i noticed that the inline resistor was burnt in 2 locations ...
i never would of seen this just by looking at it ... but to maintain the original looking underhood scheme , i removed the resistor from porcelain housing and noticed the 2 breaks ...
SO i will replace the entire dist with a PERTRONIX slety, and ask them to i really need the inline resistor ...