How to hook up a Mini-Starter
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How to hook up a Mini-Starter
Hey!
Stock I have 3 cables. Battery, igniton and Relay. The new Mini-Starter only need Battery and Igniton.
Now the question: where to hook up the "relay-cable"?
Thanks, Günther
Stock I have 3 cables. Battery, igniton and Relay. The new Mini-Starter only need Battery and Igniton.
Now the question: where to hook up the "relay-cable"?
Thanks, Günther
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Do you still have points? If so, you need a diode to hook it up. If you don't, tape it off.
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I don´t know what "points" is. I have the stock distibutor with pertronix, this one:
https://www.summitracing.com/int/par...model/corvette
https://www.summitracing.com/int/par...model/corvette
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I don´t know what "points" is. I have the stock distibutor with pertronix, this one:
https://www.summitracing.com/int/par...model/corvette
https://www.summitracing.com/int/par...model/corvette
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Why are you feeling old?
Again, are you sure I don´t neet the relay-cable? I only have the "hall-effect" from Pertronix, not the whole igniton system.
This is what I have:
http://www.corvetteforum.de/thread.p...lightuser=7367
Can somebody explain me how to do with the diode?
Thanks, Günther
Again, are you sure I don´t neet the relay-cable? I only have the "hall-effect" from Pertronix, not the whole igniton system.
This is what I have:
http://www.corvetteforum.de/thread.p...lightuser=7367
Can somebody explain me how to do with the diode?
Thanks, Günther
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Why are you feeling old?
Again, are you sure I don´t neet the relay-cable? I only have the "hall-effect" from Pertronix, not the whole igniton system.
This is what I have:
http://www.corvetteforum.de/thread.p...lightuser=7367
Can somebody explain me how to do with the diode?
Thanks, Günther
Again, are you sure I don´t neet the relay-cable? I only have the "hall-effect" from Pertronix, not the whole igniton system.
This is what I have:
http://www.corvetteforum.de/thread.p...lightuser=7367
Can somebody explain me how to do with the diode?
Thanks, Günther
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Because points were really common back in the 60/70's
If your using a pertronix you should have added a 12V wire to it. In that case you don't need the R wire to start the car.
If you look at step 4 on both pages here they explain the diode.
http://www.powermastermotorsports.co..._GMMiniSta.pdf
If your using a pertronix you should have added a 12V wire to it. In that case you don't need the R wire to start the car.
If you look at step 4 on both pages here they explain the diode.
http://www.powermastermotorsports.co..._GMMiniSta.pdf
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Because points were really common back in the 60/70's
If your using a pertronix you should have added a 12V wire to it. In that case you don't need the R wire to start the car.
If you look at step 4 on both pages here they explain the diode.
http://www.powermastermotorsports.co..._GMMiniSta.pdf
If your using a pertronix you should have added a 12V wire to it. In that case you don't need the R wire to start the car.
If you look at step 4 on both pages here they explain the diode.
http://www.powermastermotorsports.co..._GMMiniSta.pdf
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And 80's... I am not that old.
But, yes if you had a car in the 70's, 80's or earlier, it almost definitely had points. I am thinking there may not have been a car made in the 60's or before that did not have points, but I can't confirm that at the moment.
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As I know, the diode is then connected from the big plus terminal of the new mini-starter to the wire, where it was connected at the "R" terminal at stock application. Is that correct?
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Gunther. Forget the "R" wire. You need to operate the Pertronix from a full 12volt keyed on source. Tape off the ballast wire, and the "R" wire, and use a #14 wire from the "IGN" fuse to the coil + terminal.
This is the way it's supposed to be wired up.
http://www.pertronix.com/docs/instru...eets/91141.pdf
This is the way it's supposed to be wired up.
http://www.pertronix.com/docs/instru...eets/91141.pdf
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Because points were really common back in the 60/70's
If your using a pertronix you should have added a 12V wire to it. In that case you don't need the R wire to start the car.
If you look at step 4 on both pages here they explain the diode.
http://www.powermastermotorsports.co..._GMMiniSta.pdf
If your using a pertronix you should have added a 12V wire to it. In that case you don't need the R wire to start the car.
If you look at step 4 on both pages here they explain the diode.
http://www.powermastermotorsports.co..._GMMiniSta.pdf