FINAL UPDATE ON FLAMETHROWER AND FROM PERTONIX.

[norvin]

This is what Pertronix told me. Quote coils do not have a specific voltage. They take voltage and amplify it. A Flame-Thrower 1.5 ohm coil will not reguire a resistor. unquote.
So Mark was correct in his last post saying the 1.5 ohm flamethrower would run ok without the ballast resistor. but not sure about Mark running the 3 ohm coil with the resistor as one web sight claims using a non ballast coil with the resistor will cause the coil to fail. The Rover parts book shows a Lucas BA 7 which was stamped on the bottom of the coil, BA standing for ballast.

[eisdielenbiker]

Time will show the 3 ohm coil failing. But I dont expect it really. Therefore I have got the old but still working coil in the boot compartment. Basically it is a physical question whether a coil fails. If it is not getting hotter than touch so why should it ?
I would not have put it in if I didn't have the Luminition ignition module which wants higher ohm coils. If you are running 3 ohm coils with conctact breaker w/o balllast then it might get to hot and fail.

Mark