> Jake writes:
> I am wondering if a 73 spit needs a ballist resistor. The car starts and
> runs great but there is no ballist resisitor. Do I really need one.
> The>comm numbers are FM1531U
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On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, Barry Schwartz wrote:
> Chances are, unless the previous owner changed the coil to a non-ballasted
> coil you will need a ballast resister....
Yes, and no. Yes, assuming it is the OEM or OEM-type replacement coil,
you need a ballast resistor. No, you probably don't need to add one. IMS,
this vintage of Spitfire (U.S. version anyway) had the ballast resistor
"built in" to the wiring harness; there is no external ballast resistor
that one could point to and say 'there it is'.
At least that's what I recall from a 1973 Spitfire that used to hang
around awhile back! ;-)
--Andy
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