[TR] solenoid & ballast resistor

[Tom Note]

Thanks Dave. I'm glad I asked. I'll leave the wire alone as you suggest; it 
starts fine as it is anyway.
This is a great list.

Thanks,
Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Dave1massey at cs.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] solenoid & ballast resistor


> In a message dated 8/16/2007 9:55:04 PM Central Daylight Time,
> tom628 at verizon.net writes:
>> While troubleshooting a starter problem I found that  the solenoid for my
>> '76 TR6 does not have a terminal for a W/Y wire to supply 12V to the coil
>> during starting, bypassing the ballast resistor, as shown in Dan Masters'
>> schematic for the '76.
>> I have a Crane XR700 system, with the Crane coil and Crane ballast 
>> resistor.
>>
>> No original k/w ballast wire to the coil.
>> I'm thinking of running a wire from the lower heavy terminal on the
>> solenoid (the one energized when the solenoid pulls in) to the coil 
>> positive
>>
>> terminal so that the coil can get the full 12V during starting.
>> Anyone see any flawed thinking or pitfalls in this approach?
>> BTW, Dan's info is so much more detailed and informative and 
>> model-specific
>> than the Haynes manual , as I'm sure almost everyone knows.
>>
> It won't work.  If you do that the ballast resistor will be feeding 
> current
> to both the coil and the starter motor.  Of course there will be no 
> voltage
> because the motor is such a low resistance.
>
> Leave the wire loose.  It will work fine in most instances.
>
> Dave