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Re: ballast resister voltage drop - electrical guru needed

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: ballast resister voltage drop - electrical guru needed
From: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 11:28:32 -0400
Cc: aribert <aribert@c3net.net>, triumph list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Organization: Merlin Group Inc.
References: <3B4979C2.420783FA@c3net.net> <3B49AF7B.A588181C@frontiernet.net> <3B49C828.5173EE8B@gte.net>
I know what the manual says, but it's wrong. Why would you wire it
directly to +12 for units without resistors and to the varying voltage
on the other side of the resistor on units with one? The ignition module
should have a steady +12V in.


Joe Curry wrote:
> 
> George, what you say is incorrect according to the Crane manual.  It says to 
>connect the red wire to the Coil + terminal and the Yellow wire to the
> COil - terminal.
> 
> Joe Curry
> 
> George Richardson wrote:
> >
> > Two things here:
> >
> > First, use the MSD resistor. Don't worry about what Crane says.
> >
> > Second, the Crane should be wired to take it's voltage from the vehicle
> > power source, *NOT* the positive side of a coil that's wired to a
> > resistor. Move the Crane positive wire to the positive side of the
> > resistor.
> >
> > I've put a Crane XR700 on my resistor equipped Stag, red wire to
> > resistor positive (away from coil), yellow wire to coil negative side,
> > and black wire to chassis ground.
> >
OT be sent.

-- 
George Richardson
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