<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>Thanks Kees. The 1.5ohm is for V8's. 3 ohm for 6 and 4's. That was my concern with using the 1.5 for the Healey 6.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Tom</div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Sent: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:47:57 -0400 (EDT)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Hi Voltage Coil<br></div><div><br></div><p>The Pertronix ignition (and many other electronic ignition<br> systems) usually needs a resistance of 3 Ohm. A lower resistance<br> may lead to failure of the Pertronix. A 1,5 Ohm coil should be<br> used together with a 1,5 Ohm ballast resistor. If you use a 3 Ohm<br> coil you will not need the ballast resistor.<br></p><div><br></div><p>Kees Oudesluijs<br></p><div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 17-4-2023 om 16:30 schreef Tom Felts<br> via Healeys:<br></div><blockquote cite="mid:1498859903.148308510.1681741824156.JavaMail.zimbra@windstream.net"><div>For those who use Pertronix AND a 40K coil, have you ever<br> used a 1.5 ohm coil in your Healey? Reason for asking---I<br> believe my coil to be going bad, so will replace it. I have a<br> Pertronix 1.5ohm coil. it states that 6 cylinder engines need<br> to use the 3 ohm coil--unless you are in a racing mode. just<br> wondering if any of you use the 1.5, and if so any<br> problems----i.e., what is the downside of using the 1.5?</div><div><br></div><div>thanks</div><div>Tom</div><br><fieldset class="moz-mime-attachment-header"></fieldset><pre class="moz-quote-pre">_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br></pre><div><br></div><pre class="moz-quote-pre">Archive: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br></pre><div><br></div><pre class="moz-quote-pre">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl</a></pre></blockquote><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;" data-mce-style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;" class="mce-item-table"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;" data-mce-style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" data-mce-src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" data-mce-style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" data-mce-style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virusvrij.<a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;" data-mce-href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" data-mce-style="color: #4453ea;">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" data-mce-href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>