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OT Gettting a used car checked by a mechanic before buying it
Percival P. Cassidy posted for all of us...
I may not have read all messages. Don't know what you mean by "ballast resistor," but I've never had anything by that name replaced in our '02 Chrysler 300M or in the '96 Dodge Stratus before that. Perce It was used in the coil circuit to reduce voltage to 9 volts while running to give longer life to the points. Bypassed while starting so full voltage would go to the points. -- Tekkie |
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OT Gettting a used car checked by a mechanic before buying it
On Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:18:35 -0400, Tekkie®
wrote: Percival P. Cassidy posted for all of us... I may not have read all messages. Don't know what you mean by "ballast resistor," but I've never had anything by that name replaced in our '02 Chrysler 300M or in the '96 Dodge Stratus before that. Perce It was used in the coil circuit to reduce voltage to 9 volts while running to give longer life to the points. Bypassed while starting so full voltage would go to the points. more like 7.5 actually, but you got the principal right. |
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