<VV> Yet another Pertronix Ignitor question

[Bill Elliott]

The author is correct. Though many (included some well-repected members of this forum) have 
experienced no bad issues when hooking directly to the coil, many of us have (myself included). But 
then, some people seem to be able to run Bosch Platinums while the rest of us can't.

To my knowledge, no one has experienced negative issues when using a pure 12V source... and it has 
been suggested that the rash of Pertronix failures are related to low voltage situations. Except for the 
very first generation of Ignitors, I've only heard of a couple of failures when the unit was fed a pure 12v.

Bill Elliott

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:35:29 -0700 (PDT), pkw@peachgrove.com wrote:

>After much research and listening to all sides of the argument, I am
>planning on installing an Ignitor in my 66 Corsa.  My question pertains to
>the following tech article:

>http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/cactuscorvair/techcorner.html

>The author insists that the red wire go to a separate +12V source rather
>than to the plus terminal of the coil.  What say you all?  And my apologies
>if this has already been answered.  I figure it probably has, but not when
>I was reading, and the archives are painful to search through.

>Phil Wilson
>1966 Corsa conv. ~ www.66Corvair.com
>Santa Barbara, CA
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