Throwing my hands up on this ignition!

Dave_J said

I think it was them miss understanding what you said and you miss understanding what they said.

I never said you don't know SHITE. I read all the way thru those posts and you are right. I also think they were right. If you read what was posted and not read in to it.

You need high Amperage to the Primary side of the coil, the more amps it can draw the more secondary voltage can be. Even if you feed the coil 9 volts DC with a 2 gauge wire, it will only draw so many amps and no more. But you can shoot your self in the foot by having corroded connectors, too small wires or a low voltage source.(Voltage drops)

So using my post about using 22 gauge wire VS using 14 gauge wire both at 9 V DC, which one will have a hotter spark? This is all about Amperage since the volts are the same.

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Regarding 22ga vs 14ga primary wiring; other than 22ga is pretty small, the main resistance in the primary after the ballast resister is the coil primary windings. Once the ballast reduces primary voltage, the coil limits current flow with the points closed. Now if you install a lower resistance coil, the after ballast voltage will be reduced as the coil is allowing more current flow. Conversely a higher resistance coil will slow electron flow and allow the voltage between the ballast and coil to rise slightly.
The circuit starts at running battery/alternator voltage. Any resistance anywhere in a circuit causes a voltage drop. Those voltage drops if measured will add up to battery voltage. The flowing current current remains constant until an outside resistance is added in, in the form of a poor or non weather protected connection, a hole in the wire insulation from probing with a test light, a wire that is breaking from vibration, etc. When dealing with mechanical equipement and the electrical and electronic components that enable its operation, if ANYTHING can go wrong, it most likely will eventually. I use an expression: NEVER SAY NEVER, because that is about the time your *** is about to be bitten.