I have just brought another engine for my car, Question is, It has a electronic ignition and the coil has a ballast resistor on it but old and dented, but the one on my original engine doesn't and is fairly new, can I use the coil without the resistor without any problems to the ignition system!
stevo2,
May 27, 3:48pm
No, a coil thats been designed for a ballast should have one and vice versa.
jay.da,
May 27, 4:19pm
I understand that but if I swap the whole coil for one without a resister will it still work fine with the electronic points! or do i have to buy a new coil with a ballest! What would happen if I put a high voltage coil in the mix.
crzyhrse,
May 27, 5:09pm
A ballast coil is not designed to run continuously on 12V. If it is run on 12V, it won't last.
ginga4lyfe,
May 27, 5:14pm
what engine, and are you talking about electronic ignition as in it had points but converted, or has a different system altogether! , Im not prepared to state my opinion as its usually ignored and wrong anyways xD
bigracket,
May 27, 5:22pm
Ha ha ha Your a good bloke though ginger, say you bit man.
jay.da,
May 27, 5:25pm
Engine is a Triumph TC 2500 MM32563HE It has been converted using the hall effect with a little small box sitting outside the lucas 45d distributor. OK new Question, Will my electronic points cope with a non-ballast coil running a higher voltage then the one that is currently in it!
jay.da,
May 27, 5:33pm
I just read this http://www.vtr.org/maintain/ballast.shtml and am I right by saying it is possible and worthwhile doing as I find it hard to start most times and often have to hook jumper leads to another car just to start it!
crzyhrse,
May 27, 5:40pm
Clearly you're not capable of listening and logical reasoning and instead are seeking that which you wish to hear to support your already ill-formed hypothesis.
Good luck with that.
crzyhrse,
May 27, 5:42pm
BTW the use of a ballast system improves starting. That's the whole point of it. High voltage to a low voltage coil when cranking and low voltage when running.
ginga4lyfe,
May 27, 5:53pm
oh an old trumpy similar to mine, as far as i know you can rid of the ballist resistor and just run the non resistor coil, if the electronic ign is the one im thinking of then it wont effect it, the coil only will effect the HT side, and not the LT side ( the new electonic ign only causes the coil to spark by other means and shouldnt be effected by either of the 2 types of coil types )( But then again, as i say, i am learnign that alot of the time im wrong these days :P ) Oh and why would you wunna go for a non ballast ign system!the coils are about the same price at the end of the day
jay.da,
May 27, 5:57pm
Thanks - you get what i mean
jay.da,
May 27, 5:58pm
Yeah mines a bit older, Thanks thats all i wanted to know. If it doesn't work, I'll have to buy a new one! lol I've got my old engine which runs a non ballast and i was just going to straight swap it
smac,
May 27, 7:12pm
Ya it's not the coil you want to worry about. The ignition module will be built for a specific voltage/resistance. Go with what it had, or you'll fry it.
dozerman,
Apr 9, 3:01am
Ballast coil & normal coil still put out the same output the ballast 9v egonly uses the the extra voltage supplied when cranking to compensate current draw .eg 9v supply
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