First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Yup, a diode will work too (simpler and cheaper than a relay). In your case, it depends on how you wired it. If you connected the Pertronix to a switched +12 you should be ok. Some people connect it to the balast wire (the older Pertronix worked that way) instead and you may have issues while starting. Hugo
--- On Thu, 12/31/09, Kelly R <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kelly R <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [FGF] mini starter? To: "'First Generation Firebird-L'" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 6:11 PM First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Very observant Hugo! Thank you. I had not gotten that far yet. This is what was in the documentation and the Powermaster web site about that. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- " What do I do with the wire that went to the "R" terminal on the original starter? In early original wiring harnesses, the "R" circuit was a ballast resistor bypass. This terminal is no connection when the starter is at rest, and is +12VDC while cranking.This circuit provided +12VDC to the ignition coil during cranking for easier engine starting. Cars that do not have a ballast resistor (i.e. HEI, MSD, or other aftermarket ignition systems) should not need this connection. In most cases, this wire can be eliminated. If the engine has no ignition during cranking, then the wiring of the coil is going to require an "R" terminal signal. To accomplish this, connect a 3A/400PIV diode (or Powermaster part # 600 ) in line with the MOTOR SIDE of the solenoid. (Note: This is the terminal on the solenoid which has the cable from inside the starter motor connected to it. It is opposite the BATTERY terminal on the solenoid. The cathode or banded end of the diode goes away from the starter. This allows current to go from the starter to the coil and yet not from the coil to the starter.) " ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am using a Pertronix 3 unit in my distributer which I think fits their description of "Aftermarket units that do not require a Ballast resistor" does that sound right to you or will I need the diode? Anybody else run into this with their mini starters? Kelly http://www3.telus.net/public/68bird/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
