It should go before the coil, in the hot wire that supplies voltage. There
is also a provision for supplying full 12 volts while the starter is
cranking only if you use the starter switch with the side terminal. A wire
goes from the side terminal to the coil to bypass the resistor. Personally I
never hooked my bypass circuit up and never had any problems starting. There
was a post at the Stovebolt site BB under electrical where the moderator
gave a Napa part # for a coil that does not need a ballast resistor. Not all
12 volt coils can be used this way, many require a ballast resistor. The
only problem with this setup is you can't use the aforementioned full 12
volt starting circuit if you so desire.
Grant
50 Chevy 3100
53 GMC 150
Tom3600@webtv.net wrote:
> I am switching my 216 from 6 volt (actually 8 volt batt.) to 12 volts.
> I have decided to go with a 12V batt., 12V generator, 12V regulator, 12V
> coil, 12V bulbs etc. My question is where does the ignition ballast
> resister go? One source says between ignition switch and coil.....but
> another source says between coil and distributor I thought it was to
> reduce the voltage to the points but where is it supposed to go?
>
> Thanks again for the help,
> Tom
>
> Tom Poterack
> Moline, IL.
> '49 Chevy 3600
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