Possibly you have the two wires from the Pertronix mixed up? if the ballast resistor is smoking it sounds like it is getting a full 12 volts across it, which means that one end is grounded somehow.
Or maybe the coil is internally shorted out? Another suggestion: Put the points back and fix whatever problem was originally present. Points are very simple. There is nothing that can go wrong with them that you cannot see. A sealed electronic device like a Pertronix can fail in ways that you cannot detect without electrical test equipment. Doug Braun '72 Spit Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I went to start up my 79 spitfire this summer and there was no spark, so I > decided to lose the points once and for all and I got a pertronix kit for it, > > the one that fits nicely under the cap. Well now I'm really having problems. > > I've checked the way I wired it twice and I can't figure out what is wrong. > > When I have the ignitor wire prior to the ballast resistor the engine will > barely crank and the resister smokes and the positive ignitor wire gets hot. > > So I dont' want to burn out my brand new ignition so I'm asking for some > help. > Anyone have any ideas? Why is my ignition drawing so much power and starving > > the starter? Is there some other electrical problem that could easisly solve > > this? Thanks. > > Brett *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
