6 to 12 volt ignition

[Henk]

Stupid question time.
I have a motor that has a poxy 6 volt points ignition that I'm trying to build into an F5 bike.
I know that in the long run the answer will be to chuck a 12 volt total loss CDI ignition at it but to get it going in the short term I'm going to stick with points.
Question is this, can I take a CDI type 12 volt coil and throw it into the system with a 12 volt battery and have it work with the points. I really don't want to run a doubly weird 6V total loss setup with a much smaller battery that I'm not sure will last the distance and that I need to get a new charger for, since the one I have is only really designed for batteries from the last two decades.

[NinjaNanna]

What's the points gap? My only concern would be arcing across the points as they break, but then cars ran 12v points systems for decades and I doubt the design and materials are any different on the bike.

The other component would be the condensor, if fitted, that may not be rated high enough.

[Grumph]

The points will handle it.no sweat - condenser - the bigger the better, a cheap Bosch from Supercheap is a good bet.
Coil - CDI coil no - TCI coil yes...people swap these terms around regardless.
If it's got two inputs and ohms up around 3 or higher ohms you're good to go.