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Ballast Resistor #1512675 08/12/2023 1:10 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 47 Chicagoland T tricordati 'Bolter
tricordati 'Bolter T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 47 Chicagoland	What exactly does a ballast resistor do? On my 3100 with a 235 it wouldn't start. Changed out the ballast resistor and it still wouldn't. I then bypassed it and it started fine. Thoughts? Thanks 1949 3100

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Ballast Resistor	tricordati	08/12/2023 1:10 AM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Wrenchbender Ret.	08/12/2023 2:09 AM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Bill Hanlon	08/12/2023 4:35 AM
Re: Ballast Resistor	tricordati	08/12/2023 2:24 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Bill Hanlon	08/12/2023 3:26 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	tricordati	08/12/2023 6:39 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Jon G	08/12/2023 3:53 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	tricordati	08/12/2023 6:38 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Bill Hanlon	08/12/2023 7:27 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Wrenchbender Ret.	08/12/2023 8:19 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Jon G	08/12/2023 9:50 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	tricordati	08/12/2023 9:59 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Jon G	08/12/2023 11:33 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	tricordati	08/12/2023 10:01 PM
Re: Ballast Resistor	Hotrod Lincoln	08/12/2023 10:49 PM

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