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Old 06-17-2016, 11:15 PM   #1
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Well, the coil is wired backwards for starters. What is the resistance of the coil and what is the resistance of the ballast resistor?
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Old 06-18-2016, 01:18 AM   #2
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Well, the coil is wired backwards for starters. What is the resistance of the coil and what is the resistance of the ballast resistor?
Not sure. I'll have to go get a multimeter.
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Old 06-18-2016, 07:09 PM   #3
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Well, the coil is wired backwards for starters. What is the resistance of the coil and what is the resistance of the ballast resistor?
The coil has 3.0 ohms across the terminals, and the ballast resistor shows 1.7 ohms.

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