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Rob
Posted 2018-03-03 5:33 PM (#559152)
Subject: Pertronix Bench Test


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Is it possible to test a given Pertronix unit on the bench?

I bought three Mopar distributors at various swap meets, all three already had Pertronix installed.

(These are Chrysler 318 distributors, not the Prestolite.)

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57chizler
Posted 2018-03-04 5:35 PM (#559210 - in reply to #559152)
Subject: RE: Pertronix Bench Test



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1. Connect a jumper wire from the Ignitor Plate to battery ground.

2. Connect the Red wire from the Ignitor to the battery positive terminal along with the red lead from a volt meter.

3. Attach the Black wire form the Ignitor to the black lead of the voltmeter.

4. Move or rotate the magnet sleeve in front of the Ignitor Module, the voltmeter should vary from battery voltage to 0 volts and back.

5. If it does not, then you possibly have a burned out Power Transistor or a failed Hall cell.
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kcasey
Posted 2018-03-04 6:36 PM (#559213 - in reply to #559152)
Subject: RE: Pertronix Bench Test


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my experience has been if the Pertronix is not good you can send it in and get a free replacement. one of my employees left the key on and burned one up. I told them it was my fault and they replaced it anyway.
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