[Roadsters] Charging Question

[Hall, Phillip B. (MSFC-ED10)]

Hey Bob -

I replied with my iPhone but got a bounce...

Yes and no....

I took the ballast resistor off my son's Z and tried it.  I still got over
14 volts at the coil.  Then it dawned on me that the 'start' and 'run' wires
could indeed be switched at the coil/ballast resistor.  I did a quick check
and they were.....  Ahhhh,,, I knew it had to be simple....  I bought a 2
ohn resistor from NAPA (they said these are being phased out of stock...)
and installed with the wires correct.  Now it runs great with 11 volts at
the coil.

Thanks for the help Bob, and everyone.  Getting a new pass from security
today so I can start driving it to work.  The weather is finally warm!

Phil
SEROC


On 3/19/11 3:35 PM, "bubwin at mymts.net" <bubwin at mymts.net> wrote:

> Did the new Ballast resistor work for you?
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hall, Phillip B. (MSFC-ED10)
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:54 AM
> To: bubwin at mymts.net ; Datsun-Roadsters
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Charging Question
>
> Yep - Think that is it.  I took it off last night and got a good
measurement
> and it was at 1 ohm.  I will grab another one and try it - think my son's Z
> in the back yard has one.  Looked through my stuff last night and could not
> find one - time to clean my shop....
>
>
> On 3/15/11 11:28 PM, "bubwin at mymts.net" <bubwin at mymts.net> wrote:
>
>> That's what it sounds like, the points would likely be arcing at 14 volts,
>> and not triggering the coil at the right time.  It would actually fire
>> late,
>> if at all, this is just like trying to run with little to no point gap,
>> retarded timing, and very little dwell angle.
>>
>> Bob