Solid Core Spark Plug Wires
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by Motor City Vette
The Pertronix Ignitor II documentation says not to use with solid core spark plug wires. What is a "solid core" wire?
Drifting
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From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the World
"Normal" plug leads have a resistance built in to them to help with radio suppression.
The solid cores are nominally 0 ohms as opposed to the 3-5000 Ohms of the suppression leads.
The solids cores would increase the current flowing to the plugs and therefore the current switched by the pertronix module. Liable to burn out the module. Same result as using a low impedance coil.
The solid cores are nominally 0 ohms as opposed to the 3-5000 Ohms of the suppression leads.
The solids cores would increase the current flowing to the plugs and therefore the current switched by the pertronix module. Liable to burn out the module. Same result as using a low impedance coil.
