68fan
Apr 6th, 08, 02:21 PM
I installed a flame thrower coil. It instructs to not use a resister. Someone suggested that this might be bad for the gauges. How about running the gauge wire only through the resister?
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hereitis67 Apr 6th, 08, 04:50 PM the resistor wire for to drop 12 volts to coil down to 8. or a resistor to use for radio niose. the resistor wire is used for stock coils and aftermarket coils want 12 volts. that way they give it more spark. Chevy-SS Apr 6th, 08, 06:30 PM The resistor is (was) used in the old days to prevent the points from burning out early. If you have eliminated the points with electronics (and virtually everyone has by now) then you do not need a resistor. - 68fan Apr 6th, 08, 10:07 PM What is the affect on the gauges with 12 volt continuous? I wonder about a hot wire from the coil-to the resister-then out to the return wire to the gauges. This way no power is reduced from the coil to the distributor, but the gauges won't get fried. Does that make sense? 68zproject Apr 6th, 08, 10:19 PM I don't know what set up you have for your guages, but I have a flamethrower II and stock console guages. I ran a wire from the ign terminal on fuse block to the coil. I haven't had any guage problems. Chevy-SS Apr 7th, 08, 06:53 AM What is the affect on the gauges with 12 volt continuous? I wonder about a hot wire from the coil-to the resister-then out to the return wire to the gauges. This way no power is reduced from the coil to the distributor, but the gauges won't get fried. Does that make sense? Gauges are designed for 12v. In fact EVERYTHING is designed for 12v and everything gets 12v continuous, except the points in the old distributors. The resistor was only there to stop points from burning. On original setups there was a wire from the starter solenoid to the coil, which would provide 12v directly to the points, but ONLY while cranking to start. With the key in ON position, the juice went through the resistor, to the points. Are you still using points? - 68fan Apr 7th, 08, 06:14 PM Pertronix kit. Thanks for the info. Someone thought my gauges might not be able to handle 12 volts. 67motorcat Apr 7th, 08, 06:20 PM Pertronix kit. Thanks for the info. Someone thought my gauges might not be able to handle 12 volts. If you have a factory Tach,be careful....check the threads for Tach filters here on this site.....:yes:.... JimM Apr 7th, 08, 07:37 PM Read the directions that came with the pertronix. They are pretty specific. | ||