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Re: Wire size to the ballast resistor panmanhd #922355 02/23/2013 6:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 B. C. Canada 3 3B 'Bolter
3B 'Bolter 3 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 B. C. Canada	Hy panmanhd, according to my 58 maintenance manual, the wire to the ballast resistor from the ignition switch is an 18 gauge brown, the wire to the coil from the ballast resistor is a 20 gauge dark green, hope that helps.

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Wire size to the ballast resistor	panmanhd	02/23/2013 4:26 PM
Re: Wire size to the ballast resistor	Flxible	02/23/2013 6:10 PM
Re: Wire size to the ballast resistor	3B	02/23/2013 6:59 PM
Re: Wire size to the ballast resistor	panmanhd	02/23/2013 7:31 PM
Re: Wire size to the ballast resistor	beltfed	02/24/2013 8:45 AM
Re: Wire size to the ballast resistor	ol' 55	03/05/2013 1:34 PM
Re: Wire size to the ballast resistor	Flxible	03/05/2013 2:16 PM

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