Depends. Some had a resistor wire. Some had a resistor. Some coils have the resistance built into them. Each person needs to figure out what should be in the car. The big deal is What is in it now and what does my planned system need? Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular -----Original Message----- From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 19:35:15 To: <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>; AMC, Rambler, Nash,Jeep and family<amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] sheesh! f'!@!@!@ing ....and I thought the resistir was to keep the (stock)coil from overheating when running. The resistor is bypassed when starting to get full spark but it can't handle 12volts all the time. Ken Quoting das24rules@xxxxxxxxx: > i thought the ballast resistor was for the coil power draw. i was always > told > when you convert to electronic (pertornix, msd ect) the resister can go > because the coil isnt pulling power from the points anymore. the electronic > box is powering the coil. but hey, i dunno. i got a pertronix on the ordered > list. along with the rest of the parts for my aluminum 196. > > dave stohler > www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com