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Dell (WA) 10-28-2009 08:59:44 172.191.224.18 738769 Report to Moderator	Dave.......remember, us guessers are only as good as the guessee can describe the problem. Thanks for the follow-up. The modern 12-volt squarecan frontmount ignition coil still needs this mandatory "infamous ballast resistor". ......Dell, yer self-appointed sparkie-meister [Reply]   [Send Email]
Dave_W 10-28-2009 09:30:43 204.14.57.6 738772 Report to Moderator	Re: 9N Hard Starting Resolved in reply to Dell (WA), 10-28-2009 08:59:44   Mine was shot, and I was told by parts supplier that I could just use 2 of these - should I replace the broken one with an original resistor setup? What ohm is the original supposed to be?   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Bruce (VA) 10-28-2009 10:34:17 24.125.26.10 738781 Report to Moderator	Re: 9N Hard Starting Resolved in reply to Dave_W, 10-28-2009 09:30:43   "Mine was shot, and I was told by parts supplier that I could just use 2 of these -" Which is why he is a parts supplier & not a mechanic. Ask him to explain the difference between a ballast resistor & a fixed resistor. As I said, and as Dell said.....use the OEM resistor at a minimum. Make a decision regarding a "12v" coil or keeping your 6v coil & adding a resistor. Either way, it's going to be a crap shoot if you do not measure the coil resistance. 50 Tips   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Dell (WA) 10-28-2009 09:55:20 172.191.224.18 738775 Report to Moderator	Re: 9N Hard Starting Resolved in reply to Dave_W, 10-28-2009 09:30:43   Dave......the "infamous ballast resistor" changes resistance with its temperature; from about 0.4-ohms when very cold to about 1.7-ohms when very hot. Normal running resistance is about 1.2-ohms. The ballast resistor was Ford's scheme to work with cold 6-volt batterys in the days before DieHards (which die eazy) The 6-volt squarecan ignition coil is really a 3-volt coil PLUS the infamous ballast resistor turns it into a 6-volt coil. Its the LAW, Kirchhoff's Law. The ceramic resistor you show is actually rated at 0.5-ohms. You would need 2 of them in series like flashlite batterys (0.5 + 0.5 = 1.0, isn't that amazing?) to kinda replace the "infamous ballast resistor" that yer squarecan ignition coil needs. BYTE the bullet, use the real ballast resistor. Your coil will live longer and start eazier. .......Dell, yer sell-appointed sparkie-meister   [Reply]   [Send Email]