At 08:24 AM 8/23/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Jim,
>
>Yes, the resistor is to limit voltage to the 9 volt coil. It only uses
>12 volts during start-up. A short term overload. The "breakers", be they
>points or electronic, really don't care if they are switching 9 volts or
>12 volts (apparently handled by the solenoid).
The battery voltage will drop to approximately 9 volts under a heavy
load,
such as starting, so there is never an overload. That is the whole point of
a ballast resistor.
Doug Pruitt
Frederick, Maryland
All generalizations are wrong.
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