Pertronix Coil Wiring Diagram

The pertronix ignitor is effectively a go or no system.

Pertronix coil wiring diagram. At times the wires will cross. The pertronix ignitor needs 12v to its red wire and a ground to its black wire. Injunction of 2 wires is generally indicated by black dot at the intersection of two lines. Many classic and vintage cars trucks boats tractors and other vehicles came with mechanical breaker points within the distributor to trigger the ignition spark.

Troubleshooting tips for your pertronix ignitor and coil installation. If the vehicle has an intermittent fault at certain times or revs this is generally an engine problem and is not the fault of the ignitor. Ignitor common questions and answers figure 1 wiring diagram conventional points system with ballast resistor figure 2 wiring diagram ignitor system without ballast resistor figure 3 wiring diagram ignitor system with ballast resistor note. As stated earlier the traces in a pertronix ignitor wiring diagram represents wires.

Do you mean a nominal 1 5 ohm coil with a ballasted wiring loom or a 3 0 ohm coil for any year wiring loom with or without a ballast wire in the loom or an external e g. Pertronix electronic ignition conversions. But it does not imply link between the cables. The wiring diagram shown below is modeled after one obtained from pertronix.

For optimum performance purchase and install the flamethrower ii high performance coil. Canister coils e core coils oem replacement coil on plug and gm ls coils pertronix flame thrower coils are designed to mate with our line of ignition products but they can also benefit virtually any distributor type inductive system. Uk usa pre 1975 76 mgbs came stock with a 3 ohm coi. This shows the proper hookup for a pertronix igniter in a car wired for negative ground or earth if you prefer.

This means that if the ignitor has a fault it will not operate at all. Attach the red ignitor ii wire to the positive coil terminal. Attach the black ignitor ii wire to the negative coil terminal. Pertronix ignitor products are the best selling electronic ignition conversions on the market.

The ignitor ii ignition can be used in conjunction with most ignition coils rated at 0 45 ohms or greater.