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Re: Cold start coil and ballast resistor

PostPosted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:32 pm
by Paul Dawson
It was to ensure the coil got sufficient power whilst the electrical system was under the load of cranking. When running the ballast resister supplied a lower voltage to the coil, but when cranking the coil received a full 12v thus effectively overpowering it temporarily.