At 01:11 PM 5/26/99 -0400, Michael Graziano wrote:
>I'd like to get the Lucas Gold (sport coil), even though my ignition may be
>ballasted. The stock 1500 Midgets were ballasted. How can I determine if
>the ballast has been removed by the PO or not? It's necessary to remove it
>for the Lumenition to operate correctly and to keep the sport coil from
>burning out.
>
>Thanx,
>
>Michael
Disconnect the current coil (which is probably gone anyways) and
check the voltage from terminal to ground with the key on. It should be
around 8-9 volts dc. When you crank the engine, it should read the full
12-13 volts. This indicates there is a ballast resistor or resistance wire
in the system. If it reads 12 volts all the time when the key is on then
the coil was internally ballasted.
-Vegaman Dan
-66/69 Spitui!
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