Re: [ihc] RE: Relaying George's power

[George B Humphrey <xgbhx@xxxxxxxx>]

John,
	How long have you had a set up like this? Allan has some objections to
this set up and I am wondering if you have had any problems. I don't
understand his objections to it but that is my fault (lack of knowledge)
not his.

George H.
72 Scout II
345 V8

P.S. Sorry if I'm a little behind on my own thread. I can't get to the
computer all that often.

> 
> Absolutely, George. With the MSD you can have a full voltage lead to 
> 
> near the + terminal of the coil. I have what Mark of Mad calls a 
> junction block just before that positive terminal. From that block I 
> 
> trigger everything that needs to be on when the ignition is on 
> including the starting cycle. ALSO, from that same junction block I 
> run 
> a wire to an EXTERNAL  ballast resistor sitting on top of the coil 
> and 
> a lead from the other side of the ballast resistor that goes to the 
> + 
> terminal of the coil. It is the ONLY wire actually attached to the + 
> 
> terminal.
> 
> The MSD is perfectly happy with the voltage coming out of the 
> ballast 
> resistor and having the ballast resistor already hooked up protects 
> the 
> points even more than just the MSD, maybe. The whole truth is that 
> my 
> Unilite distributor and/or a Pertronix if I had one, require a 
> ballast 
> resistor for long life.
> 
> Perfect solution, at least  for me.
> 
> John
> 
> John Hofstetter
> Ol' Saline
> www.goldrush.com/~hofs
> 
> 


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