MSD Ignition - No Start

OK Bob the ballast on an MSD really does not matter. All the ignition wire--whether straight switched 12V or through the ballast---all it does on an MSD is "trigger it on" In other words it's like a relay trigger. That circuit draws so little current that it does not care whether there's a ballast in there or not.

I'm not sure I understand the claim that low voltage "fried" an MSD but I can see, low voltage certainly would at some point stop operation. Just about ANY vehicle built past the era of breaker points igntion needs "more battery" to insure starting than before