[TR] TR6 low tension wire

[Jeff Scarbrough]

On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 9:40 AM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at cs.com> wrote:

> Sure, it's easy to fabricate a zero resistance wire.  At least within the
> tolerance of the $10 DVM's H-F sells.  ;-)
>

If you don't have a drawer full of those that you got for free, you aren't
doing it right.



>
> But seriously, through 72 the TR6 has a 12 Volt coil (internally
> ballasted) and there is no intentional resistance in the coil wiring.  From
> 73 onwards the used a 6V coil with a ballast wire,  But it is not the wire
> between the coil and distributor so in either case a plain copper wire is
> used.
>
>
It took me a long time to wrap my head around the way that system actually
works.  I finally got it, but I've still never actually seen the ballast
wire.  Back in the day, I sold plenty of ceramic resistors for Chryslers,
but I assume the wire is buried in the harness somewhere?

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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