petronix 11/ballast resister

[JimD]

I installed a petronix 11 in my 63 Dart. was running fine for a while,but started to miss . I have all new ign parts except the coil. I bypassed the ballast resister, hooking the 2 wires together, miss is gone.. Do I need the ballast resister, thanks Jim.

 

[68gtxman]

The coil will now see 12 volts and a shorter/hotter life. The coil needs the resistor or it will die fast.

Read the Pertronix instructions. They burn out too if not hooked up correctly.

 

[tekslk]

They put those resistors on for a reason and they dont go bad that often I still use mine, I just replaced the original on a 67 barracuda.

 

[BillGrissom]

If you want the full benefit of the Pertronix II, change to a better E-core coil which runs without a ballast. You can find a cute after-market one for ~$20 on ebay or get one from a Magnum SB, GM (external coil) or Ford TFI. For the later 3, get the special connectors too. I think all E-core coils have a male HV terminal so need a different coil wire to the distributor.

 

[JimD]

I'm sorry my petronix is the original not the 11, does that make a difference Jim.