Posted by Ronnie Budd on November 29, 2017 at 08:54:52 from (184.53.32.253):
In Reply to: Electronic ignition posted by Txpoweranger on November 29, 2017 at 08:07:23:
If you are talking about the Pertronix unit that simply replaces the points and condenser, I have done it on a few of my tractors. I like it. All pros, no cons. It will work best with solid core wires, which are what was on my antique tractors to begin with. Pertronix recommends their own spiral wound solid core plug wires. I've had good luck with the original solid core wires that came with the tractors. Carbon core suppression wires are not recommended.
The coil needs to be at least 3 ohms. The one on your IH454 may already be 3 ohms. If it isn't, a simple ignition resistor in series will fix you right up. Or you can change to a 3 ohm coil.
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