ValiantOne said

Okay, so I'm having the same problem getting my head around this. Yes I'm sure that this is the way my system is wired. When I upgraded to the electronic voltage regulator I used this schematic from allpar

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But like you, I take this to mean that "conditioned" (ie. lower voltage) is going from the ballast resistor (via the blue "run" wire) to the voltage regulator module.

If I just jump the ballast reisistor with a short piece of wire, with 2 male spade terminals on it, aren't I doing exactly the same thing as what I suggested in my "Proposed Set Up" drawing. And if so it would mean to me that I am putting a full 12 volts into the Voltage Regulator at all times. I don't know if that is good or not. ???

I can't be the only guy to ever do a electronic VR upgrade and then do an HEI upgrade on top of that!

But I am flummoxed. Do I need to keep the ballast resistor for the sake of the Voltage Regulator?

Thanks!

CE

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ValiantOne said

Okay, so I'm having the same problem getting my head around this. Yes I'm sure that this is the way my system is wired. When I upgraded to the electronic voltage regulator I used this schematic from allpar

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Okay, I'm looking at this again. This schematic would have a full 12 volts going to the VR during "run" operation, no?

So, if the blue w/white stripe, and brown from the bulkhead connector were spliced together as in my "Proposed Set Up" diagram, the VR would be getting a full 12 volts all the time, which it is already, right?

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