Re: Voltage Regulators - What Is Normal

Posted by DavidPackard On 2023/5/27 14:04:30

Joe; In the FAQ section of the PerTronix’s website they make a statement “With all PerTronix ignitions we recommend that a suppression style spark plug wire (also called carbon core) be used.” That said, the majority of the answer references electromagnetic interference and how that might be detrimental to ignition systems (i.e. their product).

I did run my 6+ volt ’48 with a PerTronix ignitor module, their 1.5 ohm coil, and ‘solid’ ignition wires. I didn’t have a problem with that set-up, but switched to resistor wires as a trouble-shooting A/B test. The car seems to run just fine with either wire set. The car was left in the resistor wire configuration for the last 3-4 years. I have zero experience with resistor type spark plugs in that car.

dp