Re: Kayo Ong's Coil

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

I must disagree. Ballast resistors were used regularly on cars with
ignition points. There was always a circuit through the starting
circuit that would bypass the ballast resistor so you could get full
voltage for starting but the ballast resistor was meant to reduce the
voltage once the car started to limit the wear on the points. On the
Delorean there are TWO ballast resistors. When starting one is
bypassed by the relay under them on the firewall.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> OK, that corresponds with what I've always been told RE: ballast
> resistors -- they are there for ignition module's benefit, not coil's.
> Before electronic ignition (breaker points) were no resistors and
> system ran full 12v. After electronic ignition voltage lowered to ~10v.
> 
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