11 cab CMP Distributor question

[Lynn Eades]

I have done my carrier. It is 12 Volt, Negative earth.I used the igniter kit, 1285LS it works for 42 to 48 Ford V8. Then you need a coil (the resistance is important) so the Pertronix coil number is #40011. The ignitor senses off the cam lobes (and so lobe condition is not important.
With the original system even NOS coils are very unreliable. (any doubts, ask Tony) Modern condensers are apparently the same,(buy three to get a good one?) and I have heard bad things about modern contact sets. From what I have heard the old points are better and having been used, hold their setting, whereas a new set will likely need adjusting after little use. (pull distributor out again)
The Pertronix doesn't have a condenser, so all in all, when you find that you have to change a lot of components, it might well save a lot of grief to go electronic.
As Tony says, you need to decide voltage and polarity as a first step.
Brown caps are supposedly better than black.
In this area, I wouldn't go back.