<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I recently tried a Pertonix coil. It melted my ignition wire back to the switch! I put the old gold Lucas sport coil back on. Never any problems. </div><div dir="auto">Ken Freese </div><div dir="auto">65 BJ8</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:14px;color:#909090" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 9/9/25 1:25 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: gradea1@charter.net </div><div>Cc: Richard Antal <rantal243@yahoo.com>, Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Healeys] coils </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:#3333ff" class="gmail_default">I have been running a Mallory Unilite distributor and an MSD Blaster coil with power routed to the coil through a 1.5 ohm ceramic resistor in order to lower current and protect the ignition module.</div><div style="color:#3333ff" class="gmail_default">At one time I wired a bypass around the resistor to deliver full current for starting as Mallory suggests but I found that the car starts fine with the reduced current so eliminated the bypass wire.</div><div style="color:#3333ff" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="color:#3333ff" class="gmail_default">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM Hank Leach via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><div>I believe the ballast resistor was a unit which helped to keep a traditional set of points from burning/sparking. The Jensen-Healey uses such an arrangement. However, due to the inaccessibility of the distributor (under the manifold) I converted to Pertronix years ago. Then one day the car would not start. I mapped out the ballast resistor using a paper clip and was on my way. Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Engl via Healeys" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> <br>Reply-To: "Engl" <<a href="mailto:engl@accesscomm.ca">engl@accesscomm.ca</a>> <br>To: "Richard Antal" <<a href="mailto:rantal243@yahoo.com">rantal243@yahoo.com</a>> <br>Cc: "Healeys" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> <br>Sent: September 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM PDT <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] coils <br>Rich</div>
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<div>I have petronix with the non-ballast Lucas Sportcoil (‘65 BJ8). I think the ballast coil is used only for cars with a ballast resistor in the ignition circuit (like the ‘72 Jaguar XJ6 I had). </div>
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<div>No experience with the Petronix coil. </div>
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<blockquote>On Sep 8, 2025, at 2:28 PM, Richard Antal via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote>
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<div>'Greetings all,</div>
<div> My BJ8 has. a Pertronix ignition. Should it have a ballested or non-ballested lucas sport coil? I note the Moss catalogue has a Pertronix coil; does anyone have experience with this coil and is it a better choice than the Lucas coil? <br>Thanks to all responders.</div>
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