Looking at your picture, it not clear that it is wired correctly. I’m including a picture how mine is wired. (Please note that the resistor should not be mounted to the coil (as in this picture) because it generates too much heat. The suggested spot to mount the ballast resister is on the firewall where it will get allot of cooling air.)
Looking at my picture, the wire at the bottom of the resistor is coming from the ignition switch. The second wire on the left terminal is coming from the side terminal of the starter switch which supply's the 12 volts for starting (once you lift your foot off the starter, it disconnects that circuit). Once it starts, power is supplied thru the ballast resistor, which should be someware around 9 volts.
Last edited by Phak1; 09/26/20197:34 PM.
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