Hi Crash,
This was in a sidebar on the instructions and was for general information
as to how an internally ballasted coil could be detected.
As for bypassing the resister when cranking if it's in the coil, you
don't! That's why so many of these cars have hot start problems. Let
them cool down a bit and they start up OK as the resister has cooled and
is now allowing higher voltage to the coil. Adding an external resister
to an internally resisted coil makes for some interesting spark problems.
Don't laugh, I've seen them!
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Wed, 1 Mar 2000 14:47:59 EST Daniel1312@aol.com writes:
>Paul,
>
>Does this just apply to the Crane coils which might have a different
>internal
>resistance anyway?
>
>The whole point of a ballast resistor is to drop the input voltage to
>the
>coil under all circumstances other than cranking. If a coil is
>internally
>ballasted how is the resistance by-passed under cranking?
>
>Daniel1312
>
>In a message dated 29/02/00 23:20:19 GMT Standard Time,
>pasgeirsson@juno.com
>writes:
>
><< According to the Crane installation manual, checking across the
>coil + to
> coil - terminal with all wires off, an internal resistance coil will
>have
> a reading of 3 to 4 ohms.
>
> There is also another more complex method and I'll post it if there
>is
> interest.
>
> Paul >>
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