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the wiring chart has "CB" and "SW" notated - which wire is which? what does that stand for? Which is positive and which is negative?

Thanks for your help !!
 
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My guess is cb is circuit breaker for distributor - and sw is switch for +on a negative ground car.
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Contact Breaker & SWitch - in my experience those designations were on coils back when most Lucas-equipped cars were positive ground.

Later, when negative ground cars came into vogue, the markings were changed to + & -.

I think you will be okay by regarding CB = + and SW = -.
 
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trglory said:
I'm not sure it makes any difference one way or the other.
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Generally, it makes no difference, as most of the time it will run regardless of the how the polarity of the coil is wired. However, there is a difference in how effectively the spark jumps the electrodes in the spark plugs depending on the polarity. Read this link for a full explanation...

https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/ignition/ig104.htm
 
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