Re: speaking of coils

Posted by TGP (IL) [172.68.58.165] on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 11:23:29 :

In Reply to: speaking of coils posted by junkyardog [108.162.219.102] on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:19:47 :

Howard
It's called a Ballast Resistor.
It drops the voltage from 12volt to 6-8volts
to protect the coil from overheating.
You need it unless you have a newer coil with a resistor inside built in.
It would be marked internal resistor or no resistor needed.
Tom

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