HT Lead resistance

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Wilts289
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HT Lead resistance

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At the moment I have a set of silicone HT leads from Accuspark on my Rover V8, and whilst sorting out my spares cupboard came across a set of HT leads made by Pertronix in the USA. On measuring the resistance of the 2 types, I was amazed at the difference: UK set 12 K Ohm per metre, USA set 1.13 K Ohm per metre. Would there be anything to be be gained (or lost) switching to the low resistance set?

p.s.I am already using the Pertronix distributor conversion and Flamethrower Coil



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Re: HT Lead resistance

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This might be interesting:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... 66&t=35106

FYI: Magnecor seems to be between 7.2kohm/m and 9.8kohm/m depending on their model. They do have a set for 'classic' cars where RFI isn't a requirement.

FWIW I would stick with the UK 12k set.
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