coil hook up

[bosticjb]

I was told today that the dist wire going into the dist to supply power to the points should be hooked to the + side of the coil,, I have a 12v system is this correct or have I been told wrong ?

 

[rotorwrench]

The breaker or ground control breaker would generally be connected to the + side of the coil with a 6-volt positive ground system. I use a Nu-Rex polarity tester to insure polarity after coil hook up.

Model A cars that still have the Electro-Lock ignition pop-out switch have a terminal that connects to the coil positive side. The negative side is connected directly to 6-volt power.

Replacement type switches have to be wired to the points in the distributor or the switch can be connected on the power side instead.

 

[bruceincam]

I was told today that the dist wire going into the dist to supply power to the points should be hooked to the + side of the coil,, I have a 12v system is this correct or have I been told wrong ?

Your question is to the correct coil polarity for a !2V (I assume neg ground/frame) system. For a 12V system the red wire (the one that goes to the points) should be hooked to the negative coil terminal. The black wire is hooked to the positive coil terminal.

 

[eagle]

The distributer side of the coil should be ground. Look at your battery, is the + side ground? If so then + side of coil to distributer. If - side of battery is ground, then - side of coil to distributer.