Re: Pertronix 40,000 Volt Flame Thrower Coil

["Dennis C." <dennis.2914@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ted,
I have the complete distributor with the Flame Thrower III.  I was
told by Pertronix that their unit can handle any coil without a
ballast resistor.  Per the tech I talked to it is capable of limiting
current internally and does not use the ballast resistor.

Having said that, they are good about answering questions if you call
and you may want to call they can discuss the wiring of the unit with
you.

The resistor that they are talking about is the ballast resistor on
the firewall, there is no other resistor in the circuit.  I left my
resistor in place and just added a jumper around it, it seemed to keep
the wiring clean and it does not look like something was removed from
the firewall.  There are little adapters that will push onto each of
the ballast resistor pins and allow two connectors to be put on it.
On one of the connectors on each side I put the original wires then I
made a jumper that went on the other two, I made it long enough that I
put the jumper behind the original harness and it is not noticeable

Take Care
Dennis C.

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On Jun 7, 5:58 pm, cudaus1 <cuda...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Have a question for all of you ignition system specialists. I just
> purchased a Pertronix 40,000 volt flame Thrower coil to go along with
> my Ignitor point less system. The system that just replaces the
> points. Not the whole distributor.
>
> Anyway, the box says, 1.5 ohm suitable for cylinder 8 engines.
> Replaces most canister type coils in distributor- type inductive
> Ignition systems. Not suitable for capacity discharge or distributor
> less systems.
>
> The info inside the box explains how to check to see if you have a
> resistor. Now, I know that these cars have a ballast resistor on the
> firewall. However, I don't know if they are speaking of another
> resistor. It says that if you have a resistor,you need to remove it.
> I'm lost. Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks,
> Ted
> 65 Dodge Coronet 500
> 383

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