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carlknight1982

posted on 10/3/10 at 05:05 PM Reply With Quote
whats this for?

from a pinto wiring loom i believe it goes in line with the feed to the live side of the coil (please correct me if im wrong)








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blakep82

posted on 10/3/10 at 05:06 PM Reply With Quote
it looks like a capacitor, so its a noise supressor





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carlknight1982

posted on 10/3/10 at 05:09 PM Reply With Quote
thats what i thought, i was told it was a ballast resistor but i thought sierra ignitions were 12v and not ballast





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blakep82

posted on 10/3/10 at 05:15 PM Reply With Quote
if you search for "ford sierra ballast resistor" on google or whatever, a few results come up, so i guess it might be possible?


here you go
http://www.rsownersclub.co.uk/rsocbb/showthread.php?p=1647522
similar question about a part with the same part number

[Edited on 10/3/10 by blakep82]





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carlknight1982

posted on 10/3/10 at 05:19 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers Blake

[Edited on 10/3/10 by carlknight1982]





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AdrianH

posted on 10/3/10 at 05:34 PM Reply With Quote
It is a capacitor, spike suppression. It even has its values on it

2.2uF 110 Volts.

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carlknight1982

posted on 10/3/10 at 05:47 PM Reply With Quote
that i saw thats what made me think it wasnt a ballast resistor as the measurement was in farads not ohms





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bi22le

posted on 10/3/10 at 06:17 PM Reply With Quote
That would be a 2.2 uF capacitor to stop spikes and naughtyness





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