Can anyone tell me If i should have a ballast resistor type coil on my 1300cc cross flow or not. I burnt out the old coil, due to a faulty wire, then changed teh coil, and thought i fixed the wire however again the coil seems hot, should i be using a ballast ? i do not believe it has or had one, and was running ok, pre me trying to fix it.
See here for all you need to know.
I Swapped my original xflow coil for one from (I think) an MGB which didn't need a ballast resistor.
Didn't seem to adversely affect the points / condensor
it depends on the loom. the ballast resistor is a mysterious looking thick wire.
to check, measure voltage to coil when the igntion is on - would be about 9 Volt otherwsie if 12 V, then no ballast.
fit coil accordingly.
non ballast coil has 3 ohm resistance across input terminals, ballast is 1.5 ohm - again you would use you muyltimeter set to ohm or resitance range
to check this.
the points nor the condenser in the distributor are not affected by and if this.
Coils get hot it is normal -- but don't leave the ignition on with the engine stopped.
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Originally posted by 02GF74
the points nor the condenser in the distributor are not affected by and if this.