>From: Stardent.COM!jmuller@bu.edu (Jim Muller)
>Subject: ballast again.
>
>I reread my note and gerry's, and I musta's been thinking his note said the
>Allison note said *don't* use a ballast resistor. It actually said *do*
>use one. I think what I wrote still holds. The ballast resistor is supposed
>to limit the current in the coil, not reduce the voltage to the module itself.
>Just setting the record straight. Someone else have anything to add?
>
>Jim
>(Sorry for the misteak. mistake? miztake?)
I have been using the Allison on my Spitfire without the ballast
resistor for over two years without any problems. I haven't done
any adjustments on it either since the first time. One piece of
advice however, don't mount the unit in the engine compartment.
The sparks become weaker as the environment becomes hotter and
it is also suceptable to rainwater.
Zahid
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