Still confused about coil markings
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:00 pm
Can someone explain in extremely simple terms how my coil should be hooked up?
Data: Coil is a Pertronix "Flame Thrower"; car is positive ground; points and distributor ignition, Elan S2 1966. It ran with this setup two years ago before I had to rebuild the engine and subsequently lost the little tags on the wires..
There are two wires to the coil: one, I presume goes to the tach; the other is the primary wire to the distributor.
Problem: the shop manual shows only "SW" and "CB" terminals on the coil. Which is positive, and which is negative? In other words, which wire goes on which terminal?
I've tried to do an archive search on the subject but haven't found the right search string to get what I want. Please help me before I tear out what little gray hair I have left.
Data: Coil is a Pertronix "Flame Thrower"; car is positive ground; points and distributor ignition, Elan S2 1966. It ran with this setup two years ago before I had to rebuild the engine and subsequently lost the little tags on the wires..
There are two wires to the coil: one, I presume goes to the tach; the other is the primary wire to the distributor.
Problem: the shop manual shows only "SW" and "CB" terminals on the coil. Which is positive, and which is negative? In other words, which wire goes on which terminal?
I've tried to do an archive search on the subject but haven't found the right search string to get what I want. Please help me before I tear out what little gray hair I have left.