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Re: Ballast Resistor

To: "Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>, "Steve Laifman"
Subject: Re: Ballast Resistor
From: "Stu Brennan" <stubrennan@mediaone.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 13:17:30 -0400
The stock ignition system shorts out the ballast resistor to provide a
hotter spark when the starter is dragging the system voltage down.  Do these
"12V" coils have a similar feature?  Or are they so "hot" that they still
have plenty of energy when running on reduced voltage?  I assume that this
would apply only to a "points" or Pertronics type system, not a fully
electronic one.

Stu

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