Thanks.That looks like the original one. If you consider the Powerspark option then you should have this distributor
Rover P5 P6 V8 Early Male Type Drive Gear Distributor with Lucas Module & Coil, Link Lead & a Set of 8mm HT Leads Rover P5 P6 V8 early male type drive gear distributor with lucas Module & ignition coil, link lead & a Set of 8mm HT leads in red [D29M11 & CE5 & L10 & R5 & L9] - £154.95 : Electronic Ignition, Home of the Powerspark electronic ignition and electronic distributor
Just spoke to the supplier and they said that the ballast must be bypassed, does this mean I have to disconnect the ballast or leave as it but just supply a 12v direct feed to the new coil?Thanks.
Is the ballast the picture I included earlier in the post, sort of ceramic block with a coil of copper inside situated just under the coil? Would I just take the leads off either end and connect together bypassing the ballast or isolate and insulate both ends and leave disconnected?Disconnect the ballast wire, and wire in your own ignition controlled 12v supply.
Is the ballast the picture I included earlier in the post, sort of ceramic block with a coil of copper inside situated just under the coil? Would I just take the leads off either end and connect together bypassing the ballast or isolate and insulate both ends and leave disconnected?
Cheers Harvey. Lucky one???You really are the lucky one aren't you? Either remove and connect the two wires together, or if the wire is long enough, fit the supply wire to the ballast resistor directly to the coil terminal.
Lucky one???
I get you, thanksBecause you don't have look around to find, and then wire in, an ignition controlled supply, it's all already there waiting for you.
It has no effect on anything elseSo it has no affect on anything else just purely for the coil voltage/current?