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Russell, just wire the system to be like this (poorly done) drawing. It should have a wire running from the (small) terminal on the starter switch to one end of the resistor, then run a wire from that same end to the ign coil, then run a wire from the other end of the resistor to the (mag) terminal on the ign S/W, then run a wire form the (bat) terminal on the ign S/W to the (non-battery) post on the ammeter. It might be less confusing to remove all the old wires running to the (coil), (starter S/W small terminal) & (resistor) & start over. If this is still confusing try to explain EXACTLY what you have now including wire color, where the wire starts & ends, all the places it attaches & what end it attaches to.