Electronic Distributor Hookup

[jono1986]

Hey guys, have done a search on this but haven't found an answer. Bought an electronic dizzy a little while ago with an internal ignitor, coming out of it is a brown and black/white wire. Does anyone know which way they go around, as in which one is positive and which one is signal output?

Cheers

[Evan G]

this is for a 4k right?

 

hook it up, time it properly. if theres no spark just swap the wires around

[Twinky]

On my 5k I have the brown wire going to the earth side of the coil, the black/white wire goes to the resistor side.

[jono1986]

at the moment it's going on a 3k, cheers twinky....but....you have the resistor still hooked up with your elec. dizzy?

[Evan G]

i don't run a resistor. theres no points

[Des]

I don't run a resistor with my electric dizzy on my 3k. Isnt the resister for the coil anyway not the points evan ?

Edited December 31, 2010 by AE70

[Evan G]

Cranking an engine causes a heavy load on a battery which can cause the voltage to drop. Ignition systems needed to be designed so they can fire on this reduced voltage, but when the engine is running normal operating voltage is restored, which is then too high for the ignition system. The ballast resistor helps the engine to fire more easily by being bypassed during cranking, and then lowering the voltage when it is inserted into the circuit after the engine has started to minimize wear on ignition components.

[Twinky]

Ditto as evan pointed out. Also if you read the label on your coil, it usually says if the coil requires a resistor to be wired up. Some coils do not require a resistor

to be connected.

Edited December 31, 2010 by Twinky

[jono1986]

Alright all hooked up and runs good, tacho doesn't have parkinsons anymore and reads the actual rpm so that's good. Pretty easy install actually, cheers for your help guys.