pertronic ignitor

[geraldchainsaw]

since i have so much time on my hands,  thought i would try it again,    bought another ignitor and installed it today,   new stock coil, followed directions,   + to +, - to -,  all hooked up to the new balast resistor,    and got nothing,  zip nada,   got teaded off put it all back together and it worked fine,    any ideas out there?,   have sent a email  to pertronic but they havn't got back to me yet.      jerry    

[wolfpupsdad]

ya might try a call to philbins in portland oregon, not only do they rebuild distributors and magneto's they are a pertronixs distributorin the pacific northwest. call 503-287-1718 ask for mark tell em bill sent ya and they might treat ya right, lol. then again don't mention my name and they'll treat ya really right, lmao. i used to work there and went to high school with the owner.

[rxsuperhero]

I have this same problem as well.  I will give you all the info I have on the subject.  Let me know if it works.  Unfortunately, I do not have alot of time to work on my 57 so It is difficult to progress quickly.  I have a game plan for the next time I work on it though (2 weeks from now). 

First make sure you have the right coil. 
http://www.pertronix.com/prod/ig/flame/coils/chart.aspx

I sent this email to Pertronix
From: Johnny Mendoza [mailto:rxsuperhero@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 11:27 AM
To: carl@pertronix.com
Subject: ballast resistor question



FYI, I am a novice and trying to run a 312 v8 57 ford fairlane 500

I recently installed the Pertronix electronic ignition with an updated pertronix coil and removed the ballast resistor per new-coil recommendations.  I am not sure if I need to keep the ballast resistor in place.  Actually, I am not having as much success with the new ignition update as I thought I would (no strong spark when testing the wires with a screwdriver against a ground).  I have read many posts that give different wiring scenarios but I'm still lost.   Any tips would help. 

This is the coil I have as well.
http://pertronix.carshopinc.com/product_info.php/products_id/56/40001
Does it require the ballast resistor? 
I've read many replies to other posts saying yes and no.  Should I just try it both ways and go with what works?  (sounds like a bad idea though)

Johnny


Lastly this was his response.

Johhny,
With a 1.5 ohm coil, the resistors need to be removed or bypassed. Too much resistance will cause a weak spark or the engine may run poor.
Please see attachments for test procedures.
Your vehicle may have the factory resistance wire in the wiring harness which can cause the Ignitor to be erratic and cause surging, backfire, poor idle and other similar symptoms. Pay close attention when doing the voltage test and make sure voltage is approx. 11.5 volts with the (-) coil terminal grounded.



Carl Alcocer
Technical Support/Customer service
PerTronix Performance Products
440 E. Arrow Hwy
San Dimas, CA. 91773
909-599-5955 Ext. 1025 www.pertronix.com


email me if you would like the TEST attachment.

[rxsuperhero]

Oh yeah, something I did wrong when I gutted the Points was I did not remember to put the ground wire back on the distributor.  It should connect from the Ignitor to the distributor case.  Common error, I've read, but may be the reason for no spark. 
Here is a good set of instructions on the whole set-up including a pic of the ground wire.
http://63chevyii.com/nova_technical_articles/pertronix_install/pertronix_ignitorII.htm