Assuming your car is negative ground, the red goes to positive, the black
goes to negative pole on the coil. To quote the instructions: "The BLACK
wire should always be connected to the same side of the coil as the
"points" wire. This should be the "-" negative side of the coil (sometimes
marked Dist.). The RED Ignitor wire should always be connected to the "+"
positive side of the coil (sometimes marked Batt.). The "+" positive side
of the coil is also the same side of the coil the wire from the ignition
switch is on." If still no go, use a multimeter to determine whether the
unit is shot (follow the troubleshooting guide that came with the unit). If
you do not have a guide, I can dig mine up tonight.
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On 4/3/99, Lancer7676@aol.com wrote:
>Hey guys! It's 12:42 Eastern time--I am right in the middle of working on my
>'79 Midget. I am attempting to re-install the pertronix electronic
>ignition--the little black box that fits inside the distributor. There are
>two leads--a red one and a black one. I guessed that the red one goes to the
>hot or red side of the coil. Where does the black one go? I put it on the
>ground side of the coil but it didnt kick. Is that the correct location or
>does the black wire go elsewhere?
>
>If anyone is on right now and can answer that question, I would appreciate it
>muchly so I can go on with the job. THANKS!!!!
>
>---David
Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
http://www.emory.edu/molvis
"Seeing the Future in a Very Tiny Way"
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