Perhaps you could show this to us. A photo or a manufacturer's instruction sheet? With us not being able to positively identify your system we can be of very little help troubleshooting it. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Joined: Oct 29, 2015 Posts: 154 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden, Europe
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:38 am Post subject:
Wes, I have read the Pertronics installation guide and find my system equal to figure 2 in their instructions. I do not have a ballast resistor, that maybe the problem for over heating the coil.
Joined: Oct 29, 2015 Posts: 154 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden, Europe
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:47 am Post subject:
Wes, I have no drawings for the PC-board, the former owner installerad the kit. In the 80' it was very popular to buy "kitchen builder kit" of whatever you can think of, this Guy bought an ignition kit. I have a drawing of a similar kit with a couple of more transistors, but I don't think it helps.
Yes it could but without the installation instructions for the unit you have it will be difficult, if not impossible to determine what is needed. You could experiment starting with a 3 Ohm resistor. The Ballast block is used because it provides the cast heat sink for the resistor which will run quite hot. Also it is usually only used while the engine is running. When the engine is cranking for startup it is usually bypassed to give a hotter spark. When the key is released from start to run the ballast resistor comes back into the circuit.
So to be sure, does your distributor have mechanical contact points or the hall effect sensor? _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Joined: Oct 29, 2015 Posts: 154 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden, Europe
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 4:15 pm Post subject:
Wes
Yes I will consider to switch to a Pertronic system. I checked on their web page, but they don't deliver outside US. I have found 3 car parts dealers in Sweden selling Pertronic, I will ask them about the particular one for my jeep. I will also check the correct part number on my distributor.
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