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Re: coil
Do you have a ballast resistor in your system - something similar to this:
![Image](http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/ItemImages/Large/DRC1638.jpg)
If not, I think the coil description means it is intended for a 12 volt ballasted system.
What you ordered - RTC5628 - is correct for the original 35DLM8 distributor normally used in an unballasted circuit, but unless the actual coil is marked as such you should ask the vendor to clarify.
Technically, I think being described as '12 volt ballast coil' can be interpritted as the wrong item because it expects to see the full 12 volts during cranking and, due to the ballast resistor, 9 volts thereafter.
The wrong item would over-heat.
![Image](http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/ItemImages/Large/DRC1638.jpg)
If not, I think the coil description means it is intended for a 12 volt ballasted system.
What you ordered - RTC5628 - is correct for the original 35DLM8 distributor normally used in an unballasted circuit, but unless the actual coil is marked as such you should ask the vendor to clarify.
Technically, I think being described as '12 volt ballast coil' can be interpritted as the wrong item because it expects to see the full 12 volts during cranking and, due to the ballast resistor, 9 volts thereafter.
The wrong item would over-heat.
A well designed electronic system has no need of a ballast resistor - the electronics should take care of varying battery voltage.bodger wrote:Thankyou Ramon ... theres nothing like that in my setup ...
mine is 12v feed straight from the ignition
Should, of course, doesn't mean does.
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Dave
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That's all that's needed as the amp has a ground too so can sense the battery voltage. Or it could be internally regulated to run on the lowest voltage likely - say 9 volts - and a suitable coil provided.bodger wrote:well designed on the part of who ?![]()
they are so simple .. 2 wires from the dizzy to the coil and a positive feed to the coil ....
thats it
Dave
London SW
Rover SD1 VDP EFI
MegaSquirt2 V3
EDIS8
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London SW
Rover SD1 VDP EFI
MegaSquirt2 V3
EDIS8
Tech Edge 2Y