Originally Posted By: stock49
Converting to 12volt you will need a 12v coil. But even with the 12volt coil you will need a resistor wire or a ballast resistor between the ignition lead and the coil. The positive side of the coil cannot take a constant 12volts. The distributor side of the circuit is not voltage sensitive - it is merely making and breaking the path to ground - which allows the coil to energize when the circuit is closed and to induce a spark when the circuit is broken.

'stock,

Thanks for explaining that, I didn't realize that was a ground going to the distributor, so I guess the top of the coil that goes to the top of the distributor must be the current and then the wire just completes the ground?

So this goes on the firewall side...thanks for pointing that out. I'm gonna try and get back down there tomorrow and see if I can get the alternator mounted and the wiring done.

Last edited by Keroppi; 09/24/19 05:00 AM.
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