By showing that I had weak spark, it led me to believe I had an
ignition problem so I measured the voltage at the eye (Mallory
Unilte with MSD coil). Even though the ignition was wired exactly
as the coil and distributor instructions indicated, the voltage was
too low. A call to the Mallory tech line indicated the documentation
was wrong and they faxed me a new diagram.
Dan Jones
>>> Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca> 05/19/99 11:14am >>>
How exactly did it show that you didn't need the ballast resistor? It magically
measured the coil primary current and confirmed you weren't overloading the coil
or the transistor driver? Whether or not you need the ballast is a function of
the coil design and the driver circuit design, and not all of the after market
coils and drivers are designed to work without a ballast resistor. Read the
manual that comes with your new SuperFizzer coil and MegaBlaster driver when
you install them, and go with what they tell you, not with the glow of your $8
neon bulb.
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
B382002705
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Jones [SMTP:djones2@mdc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 9:46 AM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Ahagggggggggggg! again -Reply
>
> Correction:
>
> Mine cost $8 from the local auto parts place and revealed
> I did *not* need the ballast resistor.
>
> Dan Jones
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