Replaced ballast resistor started ran and died

or indeed the wrong ballast resistor combined with the correct coil can burn out the igntion module...

basically using a standard coil and module the resistor should be one of 1.2- 1.4 ohm, If you use one of the 0.25, 0.5 or 0.8 ohm ones designed for the orange or chrome box. it's a recpie for reducing the life of all parts.

basically the wrong resistor rateing can be enough to tip something that was on its way out...over the edge.

the reverse... using a points ballast or a standard electronic ballast with an orange box just converts the orange box performance back closer to standard.. obviously coil primary resistance plays a part....... its a system.... coil and ballast are matched pair.

a mis match causes unforeseen outcomes either somthing gets too hot or performance is less than it should be for the money invested.

an igntion designed or a 10 second blast at 6000 rpm isn't good for 4 hours on the freeway then the 1/2 hour traffic jam getting back into town.
so the combination of igntion box coil and ballast should be matched to your application.


Dave