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Title: Hooking Up Msd With Pertronix..
Post by: captCRUNCH on December 29, 2003, 06:46:58 PM

k guys, i'm gonna be getting my 6al any day now and am curious how to wire my pertronix in. on a stock points setup there would be no worries cause only 1 wire from the distributer, however with the pertronix there is 2 wires (1 to the - side and 1 to the + side of the coil). so my question is with that + wire from the pertronix. should i keep it on + side of the coil and wire my ignition into the msd then to the coil...OR...should i keep that + wire with the ignition wire to the msd then the msd only to the + side of the coil. would either setup work?? i just don't wanna try the trial and error method cause i've heard way too many stories of people frying their pertronix and i really don't wanna be one of them. thanks guys
 

Title: Hooking Up Msd With Pertronix..
Post by: AlanU on December 29, 2003, 08:26:43 PM

Pertronix red    = 12 volts switched source
Pertronix Black = White wire trigger MSD wire harness.

done!!

Title: Hooking Up Msd With Pertronix..
Post by: captCRUNCH on December 29, 2003, 08:42:47 PM

thanks Alan...so if i keep it on the + side of the coil all is good then correct?

Title: Hooking Up Msd With Pertronix..
Post by: dannyboy on December 30, 2003, 04:13:04 PM

take the old +coil wire and plug it into the red petronix