Hi Tim
I think based on my knowledge of other Triumphs that by 1980 your car would
have had the ballast wire buried in the loom, that is if the electronic
ignition required a ballast at all. I suspect others will be able to answer
that one!
Graham,
1967 1300 FWD
1968 2000 Saloon
1972 2.5PI Saloon
1974 Sprinted Dolomite 1850
1975 Toledo in restoration!
http://www.triumph-iw.co.uk
http://www.mickdolphin.co.uk Spares Supplier.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Gaines" <mtgaines@cs1.presby.edu>
To: <TRIUMPHS@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:19 PM
Subject: Spit electronic ignition and coil ballast
| 2) This one is embarrassing. I was checking out the VB catalog for
| the condensor mounted on the coil bracket and there wasn't one.
| Instead, the catalog showed the coil ballast resistor. I have
| thought for all these years (about 13 now) that the ballast
| resistor was a wire buried somewhere in the harness since I
| couldn't see it (the way I can on the TR6). So now I'm thinking
| the DPO may have put that condensor in its place and that I have
| been running a 6 volt coil on 12 volts all this time. Can
| someone tell me what the coil mount is supposed to look like? Is
| there supposed to be a ballast resistor mounted on it?
|
| As always, thanks for your help.
|
| Tim
|
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| Tim Gaines
| Clinton, SC
| 1980 Spitfire
| 1974 TR6
|
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