ballist resister

[davyfireball]

Are the porcelain resister the same value as the other type the kind with the board. I have a 48 8N- 12 volt and some things I just wonder about

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 22:31:37 03/09/15) Are the porcelain resister the same value as the other type the kind with the board. I have a 48 8N- 12 volt and some things I just wonder about

orcelain resistors run all over the map from a few tenths of an Ohm up to around 2 Ohms. No, not all the same by any means.

 

[michigan deere hunter]

i don't think so i put a 12 volt battery in my six volt 9n didn't have a six volt battery and wanted to start it and fried my board style

 

[Dell (WA)]

davy.......the infamous ballast resistor is MANDATORY for the weird 4-nipple front mount coil. It is mounted on a 3-terminal board just behind yer dash panel. Caution: HOTSEY-HOTSEY; yes it is supposed to be HOT and can sometimes GLOW. The ballast resistor is needed to keep the 6-volt squarecan coil from MELTING.

You claim you have a 12-volt conversion. Many BUBBA conversions include a WHITE ceramic 12-to-6 volt conversion resistor. This is DIFFERENT from the mandatory ballast resistor. BTW, the points (0.015") and the condenser don't care positive or negative ground; 6-or-12 volts; but yer 12-volt alternator DEMANDS negative ground. ........Dell, a 12-volt advocate for the right reasons

 

[davyfireball]

Thank you; I knew you have to have one so you didn't barbecue the points. Thanks for the replies.