Not getting 12 volts to coil

How you can test to see if the rotor is bad.. Is pull the coil wire off the distributor.. Then take the distributor cap off... Hoid the coil wire about an 1/8 inch or so away from the top of the distributor rotor.. Now have someone turn the engine over... If fire jumps from the coil wire to the rotor.. The rotor is bad ! Replace your rotor
Just a note... Rotor is bad because it is allowing current to find a ground path through the distributor