Here's another "What's that" question related to the coil.
I just installed one of Gary's distributors, too, and there was a little
cylinder above the old coil that one wire went to from the coil. It's
smaller than a Chap Stick container and larger than a .22 cartridge.
Anyway, the wire broke off of it when I was swapping coils.
What's it for? Do I need it?
John (1970 2000 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
roadster@schroeder-family.us wrote:
>The purpose of the ballast resistor is to drop the ignition voltage during
>normal running. It will usually run about 8 volts, give or take.
>
>When cranking, the battery voltage drops considerably thus lowering your spark
>voltage making the car hard to start. This is especially true in cold
>weather.
>
>The resistor is bypassed (effectively shorted) while cranking so full battery
>is delivered to the coil to make up for the lowered battery voltage during
>cranking.
>
>If the extra wire you are talking about goes to the coil side of the resistor
>this is what it will be. The other end goes to the starter solenoid. If the
>wire is on the ignition switch side of the resistor it would be anybodies
>guess. But, I'm betting it's the bypass wire. If so, simply cap it off and
>ignore it.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Fred Schroeder
>'70 2000
>SRL311-13359
>TDROC
>Home page http://schroeder-family.us
>e-mail roadster@schroeder-family.us
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Hugi
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 2:53 PM
> Subject: WIRED
>
>
> Greetings Everyone
>
>
>
> After installing my EI Dizy, I found two additional wires connected to
> my ballast resistor. One wire goes to a retrofitted electric fuel pump
> at the tank, the other goes somewhere, perhaps the radio. Gary Boone
> suggests that I should not use the ballast resistor to supply the fuel
> pump, so I am seeking advice on where to wire it to. I am apprehensive
> about this because every wire I touch crumbles in my hand, and the fear
> of having electrical problems has put me on edge. Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Richard
>
> 67.5
>
> Santa Cruz Calif.
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