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RE>RE- coils and ballast re

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Subject: RE>RE- coils and ballast re
From: Jerry Kaidor <Jerry_Kaidor.ENGINTWO@engtwomac.synoptics.com>
Date: 1 Apr 92 15:30:02
        Reply to:   RE>RE: coils and ballast resis
Daren Stone writes:

 That's probably why the ballast is insulated in
     ceramic (low heat coefficient), as opposed to just
     electrically insulating it, which would be much
     cheaper. 

**** Ballast resistors are wound on ceramic cores because they get hot, and
ceramic can take the guff.   The resistance-wire-in-the-harness trick just
saves having to mount the resistor as a separate part on the firewall, and
having to connect to it.

        - Jerry





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