Re: ballast resistor

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Subject: Re: ballast resistor
From: Tom Reed <treed@domain.elided>
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 09:51:52 -0800
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Jesse,
You won't need a ballast resistor on a 6V system. The ballast resistor
is used to reduce the current flow on 12V systems. Also many Hi-Perf
coils don't need an external resistor. I found out this the hard way
when my Spitfire would misfire at high RPM. The way you can tell is a
stock coil will have a resistance of 1 ohm between the + and - terminals
and a Hi-Perf coil will measure around 4 ohms.
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Tom Reed	treed@domain.elided
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