Re: Pertronix

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

"John A. Landry" wrote:
> Yes... in *your* case (and mine because it's just like yours BTW), the
> Pertronix is only acting like a low-voltage switch for the MSD 6A... not
> the coil directly.  The current through the Pertronix in this case is very

*HOWEVER*, if the MSD fails and you need to drop back to JUST the
Pertronix, do you not *then* run the risk of frying the Pertronix (or
otherwise realizing a malfunction) because you would be using the
Pertronix with the Blaster coil?

Just pointing out that your "back up wiring strategy" for field-fixes
might include a ballast resistor..

-Tom