On Wed, 8 May 1996 CBrown1500@aol.com wrote:
> JersyA,
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> If you use an aftermarket, normally 12v coil (that is, one that's internally
> ballasted) you'll need to bypass, i.e. remove, the external ballast resister
> wire - the Pink-White - from the "+" coil terminal (insulate the end and
> leave it bundled in the harness if you decide to revert). You'll then need
> to provide a full 12v source to the "+" terminal of the coil. I ran a plain
> white (which is correct color coding for the 12v, fused, ignition switched
> circuit) from the back side of the fuse panel to the "+" terminal of the
> coil. I'm using a Lucas Sport Coil which is internally ballasted.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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> Charlie B.
>
Hi Charlie.
I saved this old message because I was going to installing the Crane
XR700 EI on my MGB.
In the instructions, it says if you have a high performance coil
(with reduced resistance), you have to add a resistor (1.2 to 1.7 ohms).
Does the Lucas sport coil have lower resitance than the stock coil? I
don't have a multimeter sensitive enough to measure the resistance. The
stock coil supposedly has 3-4 ohms. When I installed the EI, I put the
stock coil back on. I was going to put the Sport coil back on whan I got
a resistor, but I'm not sure where to put it.
IS this resistor necessary? Would someone measure the resistance of their
sport coil?
Thanks
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