ballast resistor

[Jim Parent <jimparent@compuserve.com>]

All,

Now I'm confused on a different subject.

While reading all the great information about the starter solinoid I ran
across the following:

>> Although the ballast resistor may have disappeared along with the poin=
t
>> type ignition,...................

I put a Mallory unilite distributor in my 302 in place of my Ford
dual-point and I left the ballast resistor in.  I thought that the ballas=
t
resistor was supposted to limit running voltage to the coil but allow ful=
l
12 volts at start.  If so, then the type of breakers would not seem to
matter.

Comments?


Regards,

Jim
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