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From: "David Massey" <105671.471@compuserve.com>
To: "Paul J. Burr" <tigerpb@ids.net>
Cc: "Triumphs (E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:02 AM
Subject: Whazat brown wire do?
Ahhh, so this is the fabeled resistance wire! Which leads to my next
question. Since I have a Lumenition elctronic igntion, and a 12 volt Accel
coil, do I still need the resistance wire? It would seem to me that since I
no longer have igntion points that need to be protected by running at 6
volts, I should rig the coil to be 12 volts all the time. Anyone done this
before?
Paul Burr
>
> Message text written by "Paul J. Burr"
> >Whilst admiring at my newly installed stainless steel fuel line, I
noticed
> that one of the wires going to the positive terminal of the coil looked
> rather ratty. It's the brown fabric covered one. I have a '74 TR6, and
this
> wire doesn't show up in the shop manual wiring diagram.
> I'd like to splice in a new section of wire. But, before I do, I'd like to
> know what the heck this thing does. Any clues?
> <
>
> Paul,
>
> This is a pretty important wire (what wire isn't) but it is also a special
> resistance wire. It is called the ballast wire used to reduce the voltage
> to your 6 volt coil> Dave Massey
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