[Healeys] Beware Pertronix

[Per Schoerner]

Ed
Never ever take electrical advice from someone on the phone, unless you 
are absolutely sure the person who is advicing you knows exactly what's 
in you car.
That white with black wire should never ever be connected to anything 
else than GROUND. If it is connected to the battery switch, make sure it 
is connected correctly to its spade terminal. That way it will work as 
designed, namely short out the ignition system when the battery switch 
is turned OFF. That means the it will be impossible to jump start the 
car, unless you know that you have to turn the battery switch ON. The 
thief is unlikely to know this, at least nowadays, and if you've done it 
properly you have also locked the boot lid. That should at least make it 
a little more difficult to steal the car.

Per in Sweden

EDWARD ANDERSON skrev 2012-07-28 21:57:
> Again I'm asking if anyone has successfully installed a Pertronix electronic
> distributor in a 100-6 and how did you wire it? I bought mine from Moss over a
> month ago. I wired it per the instructions and it wouldn't start. Instead of
> calling Moss I called Pert. and talked to a tech/warranty guy. After talking
> about it's wiring He said to send it back. My alarm went off when he asked
> what kind of plug wires I was using. I didn't know but said the core mat.
> looked to be a dark grey. He said the dist had problems with some core mat.
> like carbon graphite. Nowhere in the product description was there any warning
> about wires. While I waited from them to test and repair the dist I ordered a
> set of "Cobalt" stainless steel wires from Moss. With the dist when it came
> back there was the test report with "hall" checked. I had agreed to call them
> when I put the dist in so they could guide me wire by wire to set up wright. I
> did and the guy had me put i wire from chassis to coil pos (supposed to power
> coil) black wire fm dist to white fm ignition switch and white w/blk stripe to
> neg coil. There was to be only the 2 wires on the coil. He had a Healey elec
> diagram and noticed the battery switch in trunk and said to keep the switch
> functional I had to move the white w/blk stripe to the batt term. I said I'd
> call back when I'd done that. Called and get his ans. machine. Told him I had
> turned key on in ign switch and the chassis to pos coil caught fire and fried,
> pls call me back. That was Wed. No call fm him. Called again Thur and Fri.
> Still no call.
>
> I'm thinking he knows (1) the dist is never going to work, (2) he probably
> only helps people with their company's distributors and is overwhelmed with
> calls. I'm asking you before I call Moss. Thanks Ed Anderson