Thanks Dave. I'm glad I asked. I'll leave the wire alone as you suggest; it
starts fine as it is anyway.
This is a great list.
Thanks,
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: <Dave1massey@cs.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] solenoid & ballast resistor
> In a message dated 8/16/2007 9:55:04 PM Central Daylight Time,
> tom628@verizon.net writes:
>> While troubleshooting a starter problem I found that the solenoid for my
>> '76 TR6 does not have a terminal for a W/Y wire to supply 12V to the coil
>> during starting, bypassing the ballast resistor, as shown in Dan Masters'
>> schematic for the '76.
>> I have a Crane XR700 system, with the Crane coil and Crane ballast
>> resistor.
>>
>> No original k/w ballast wire to the coil.
>> I'm thinking of running a wire from the lower heavy terminal on the
>> solenoid (the one energized when the solenoid pulls in) to the coil
>> positive
>>
>> terminal so that the coil can get the full 12V during starting.
>> Anyone see any flawed thinking or pitfalls in this approach?
>> BTW, Dan's info is so much more detailed and informative and
>> model-specific
>> than the Haynes manual , as I'm sure almost everyone knows.
>>
> It won't work. If you do that the ballast resistor will be feeding
> current
> to both the coil and the starter motor. Of course there will be no
> voltage
> because the motor is such a low resistance.
>
> Leave the wire loose. It will work fine in most instances.
>
> Dave
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