[JSeery]

The battery connects to one side of a coil the other side connects to the points/condenser/ground. It will look a little different on the early Ford arrangement with the coil attached to the distributor, but it all works the same. The connection between the coil and the points and condenser are inside the distributor and the condenser ground is on the outside.

The breaker points act like a switch and turn the current flow through the coil on and off. The condenser/capacitor conditions the spark output of the coil and reduces the current flow through the points. All the pieces have to be in place and connected correctly to function.