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Re: Ballast resistor placement Lugnutz #1486918 02/07/2023 5:25 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Overland Park, Ks. W Wrenchbender Ret. Riding in the Passing Lane
Wrenchbender Ret. Riding in the Passing Lane W Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Overland Park, Ks.	I don't want to cause any confusion & its not really material but when the starter is cranking & the resister is bypassed you have FULL battery voltage to the coil but you still don't have 12 volts, as the heavy load of the starter drops the battery voltage to about 9-10 volts. George They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne Super In the Gallery Forum

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Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/06/2023 12:48 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Wally / Montana	02/06/2023 3:21 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/07/2023 1:39 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Gord&Fran	02/06/2023 4:47 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Hotrod Lincoln	02/07/2023 4:02 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/07/2023 5:56 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	JW51	02/07/2023 2:01 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/07/2023 3:23 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Hotrod Lincoln	02/07/2023 3:09 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	JW51	02/07/2023 3:29 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Tiny	02/07/2023 3:23 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/07/2023 4:08 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	JW51	02/07/2023 4:15 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Hotrod Lincoln	02/07/2023 4:40 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Wrenchbender Ret.	02/07/2023 5:25 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	JW51	02/07/2023 8:16 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Hotrod Lincoln	02/07/2023 5:34 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/07/2023 8:22 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/07/2023 9:21 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/07/2023 10:07 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/15/2023 4:46 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/15/2023 5:44 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	52Carl	02/16/2023 12:56 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/16/2023 1:37 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/16/2023 1:08 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/16/2023 1:58 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/16/2023 2:09 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/16/2023 2:25 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/16/2023 4:29 AM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	Lugnutz	02/16/2023 9:46 PM
Re: Ballast resistor placement	bartamos	02/16/2023 9:53 PM

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