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#38438 08/04/2003 5:46 PM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | I just installed a Pertronix unit in my 261 to replace the points and condensor. The instructions said to keep the ballast resistor. The Pertronix picks the full 12 volts off the ignition switch side of the resistor so as far as I can see the only purpose for the ballast resistor now is to limit the current going through the coil. | | |
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