With the Pertronix you are not suppose to get your 12v power from your coil because the coil 12v comes from the resistance side of the ballast resistor. You should get you 12v from the non resistance side of the ballast or some other ignition on 12v source.
Or you can gut the ballast and solder in a thick wire going across. Gets you your full 12v and keeps it looking stock if that matters to you.
Only if you have a coil that can handle the full 12v. One of the pertronix coils will allow you to do that, Not sure which I used.
Correct, which is also why I stated that I used their coil. The reason that I like to do it that way is because I can carry a ballast and set of points/condenser in the glovebox in case the pertronix ever fails and just hook everything back up like stock in 5-10 mins...but it never has never failed me.
