This is the drive resistor. According to the Bentley manual it can be
considered a detached component of the amplifier. It is supposed to be
mounted on the diverter valve bracket . There should be a plug with two
white wires attached to one side (coming out of the harness) and then a
single wire (white with blue stripe) going from it to the distributor.
You are right the car starts with 12 volts through the coil then drops to
6. The 12 volts are supposed to make it start easier and the six allow the
coil to run cooler. ( As I understand it)
Roger Elliott
Rick Gregory wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> I'm still putting all the pieces together on my spitfire but I have a
> target date of this Saturday to finally get it running (after 6 months!)
>
> I have this leftover electronic piece that I think is a regulator of
> some sort to stablize charging voltage at the battery. I'm having a
> hard time using the hayes manual electrical diagrams, however, to
> figure out where exactly this piece goes.
>
> If you don't mind, click this url and take a look:
> http://www.apiinc.com/rick/reg.jpg
>
> (I may be off base here)
>
> Any ideas on where exactly in my ignition system I should wire this
> baby in?
>
> Also... (I have wired the coil to receive 12 volts at cranking and 6
> volts while running using the resistance wire I found on the car ... I
> think this is what my Hayes manual says is right ... but the manual
> leaves a lot to be desired on clarity) Does this sound correct?
>
> Thanks,
> --Rick
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