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    7/19/2013 2:09 PM  #1

    MWM
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    Under hood keyed 12v source?

    Is there a way hide the pertronix wire? Is there a keyed source under the hood? Everything on my '65 is stock including a new stock harness. Oh I have a factory rally pac. I don't want to run an extra wire if I don't have to....
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    7/19/2013 2:14 PM  #2

    Michael H.
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    Re: Under hood keyed 12v source?

    I've been running my Pertronix II off the positive side of the coil with the resistance wire still in place for nearly 10 years now and haven't had the slightest problem out of it... in spite of all the people who claim you absolutely MUST run a separate 12v wire.  I am also running the Pertronix blaster II coil with it... not sure if that matters.

     

    7/19/2013 7:17 PM  #3

    MS
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    Re: Under hood keyed 12v source?

    Use the + side of the coil existing wire, but go under the dash and run a copper wire connected to both ends of the resistance wire (or the copper it is attached to).  That will basically eliminate the resistance wire from the equation, but still leave it in place if you ever decide you "really liked those points better".

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