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farmerdick · 08-23-2020, 06:14 AM

I did have a Pentronix Flame Thrower coil with a 1.5 ohm internal resistor(12v by the way). I changed it out for a standard coil for use with external resistor. I wired it up according to the diagram which one wire from +side of coil to I post on voltage regulator then another wire also going from +side of coil to the resistor but that's where i was not sure where the wire went from the other side of the resistor. It looked like it was going to the switch? I will check to see if the plate is grounded. I would not think Bubba would overlook something as important as not grounding the plate.

08-23-2020, 06:14 AM	#5
farmerdick Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Readfield, Maine Posts: 347	Re: Starting the flathead with Chevy Distributor I did have a Pentronix Flame Thrower coil with a 1.5 ohm internal resistor(12v by the way). I changed it out for a standard coil for use with external resistor. I wired it up according to the diagram which one wire from +side of coil to I post on voltage regulator then another wire also going from +side of coil to the resistor but that's where i was not sure where the wire went from the other side of the resistor. It looked like it was going to the switch? I will check to see if the plate is grounded. I would not think Bubba would overlook something as important as not grounding the plate.