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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I sent the original instructions that came with my Ignitor I system.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It looks like the date of my instructions is 1987 and it appears your instructions are dated 12/01 – big difference.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I found the sales slip for my Ignitor – 1995.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just goes to show you that Pertronix has been upgrading their system, components and instructions for their system and we need to pay attention to what parts we have.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have gone through 2 coils that did not like the full time 12v or actually 13.7v when the alternator is running; one started to leak oil and the other one died, so the ballast resistor is active on my engine.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tom Witt [mailto:atwittsend@verizon.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 18, 2017 1:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com>; tigers@Autox.Team.Net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Pertronix Ignition<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Wow, Ron I wonder where that install manual came from? I have attached the PDF as an attachment of the Ignitor (first gen) instruction sheet I have and it contradicts the one you have. The illustration on page 1 shows the red wire connecting BEFORE the ballast resistor (12V +). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><img width=276 height=435 style='width:2.875in;height:4.5312in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D34823.B40D6BB0" alt=image></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <img width=261 height=430 style='width:2.7187in;height:4.4791in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D34823.B40D6BB0" alt=image><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Yours </span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Mine</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>And on the page 2 “FAQ” it states:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Q. How to correct a low voltage problem (bold mine)?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>A. First, if you have an external ballast resistor, connect the red Ignitor™ wire to the ignition wire<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>prior to</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> the ballast resistor. Second, if you do not have a ballast resistor you must locate a 12<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>volt source that is controlled by the ignition switch to connect the red Ignitor™ wire to.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Confounding, isn’t it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com" title="rfraser@bluefrog.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Ron Fraser</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Wednesday, October 18, 2017 7:29 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><a href="mailto:atwittsend@verizon.net" title="atwittsend@verizon.net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>'Tom Witt'</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> ; </span><a href="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net" title="tigers@Autox.Team.Net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>tigers@Autox.Team.Net</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> RE: [Tigers] Pertronix Ignition<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Pertronix 1 install diagram and troubleshoot chart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ignitor attaches after the ballast resistor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The current Pertronix coil may be full time 12V but I have not looked at that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>