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Location: Rocky Mountains, Canada
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Bosch Coil with ballast resistor...
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Thu, 12 February 2004 12:32
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Reduced dwell (longer charge time) can possibly cause a non-suitable coil to overheat and die.
Most ballast restitors drop 6-8V to the coil during running, again, to stop overheating.
It gets bypassed at startup, supplying 12V to allow for easier cold-starts (rich mixtures).
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