GTJOEY1314
Joined: 23 Oct 2023
Posts: 25
Location: New York, USA
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 Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:51 am Post subject: BALLAS RESISTOR..... |
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Well, I have a Ballast resistor hooked up and a coil with an internal ballast.
Both ends of the brown ballast im 12 volts.
My coil ohms is 1.6 .
Am I breaking down at revs or a pull back?
Is it to much resistance.
Should I run a NON INTERNAL BALLAST COILWITH THE ORIGINAL BROWN BALLAST.
Or just buy a new coil with an internal ballast and delete the old brown unit
Thanks in advance.
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Christopher Carnley
Joined: 16 Nov 2007
Posts: 2746
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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| Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Buy a straight 12 volt coil, bypass the original ballast resistor by attaching a l/v wire to the coil from the original feed to the resistor.
Many prewar R-R and B,s have been running like this for years, in fact it was a "factory" instruction in the 1950,s when all the old coils had been discontinued.
The old mushroom coils were wound with the primary in the middle to follow the original Kettering patent,and run at 4 v to avoid overheating breakdowns, but the idea is far too archaic for me. |
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GTJOEY1314
Joined: 23 Oct 2023
Posts: 25
Location: New York, USA
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| Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:48 am Post subject: |
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Thank you
I ordered a 3.0 ohm coil with no internal ballast
Bypassing the old baker lite ballast
Thank you
If I’m not happy
I’ll try electronic ignition
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