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t-bird88 11-02-2009 12:57:27 76.242.177.140 739528 Report to Moderator

Okay here is an update that may help to figure some things out. I took some time (actually a lot of time) and read some of the previous posts and found one that Bruce (VA) posted repeatedly like here: http://ytforums.ytmag.com/viewtopic.php?t=546304&highlight=coil Now I took and measured the resistance at the resistor and I got 1.6 Ohms, I then measured the coil and got 1.4 Ohms. Now correct me if my math is wrong (which it seldom is) Current = 14.5v/(1.6=1.4) = 4.83 Amps at the coil. Now if I understand Bruce correctly this is too much current flowing through the coil. So I found a spare ballast resistor and measured it and got 2.1 Ohms resistance. Running this through Ohms Law my Current = 14.5/(1.4 + 1.6 + 2.1) = 2.8 Amps! This should (again according to my math) be under the 3.0 Ohm limit for the 6 volt coil. So my question is is can I just run the two ballast resistors in series with each other in the same circuit to the coil and not fry anything? And could this be the problem that has been keeping Kay from revving up and down to the limits???? And also is it too late for the coil or will I need to replace it with a new one (6 volt variety)???? Jim B :roll: . This post was edited by t-bird88 at 12:59:16 11/02/09. [Reply]   [No Email]