Recent content by Redmanbob

I'll stop beating this horse very soon hopefully. I'm noticing the resistor gets "very" hot in a short time when the circuit is closed is that normal or is it the wrong size ?

So the post on top of the coil will connect to neg post from battery (-) ? I'm getting no spark that I can see by grounding a spark plug to a nut on the head or an arc from wire to the plug. It's cranking like a mofo! compression is a pretty even 80psi or 120psi on all 8 depending on which POS...

The OEM coil that is "attached to the distributor" (divers helmet)

Very very new to all of this. I read some threads here and there and got more confused imo. Hoping someone can DUMB THIS DOWN for me. No vehicle involved: I am trying to use a 12 volt battery to test run (on a test stand) a 59AB with a diver helmet style distributor (coil attached) I'm...