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Re: Tell me about ballast resistors...
[Re: JohnRR]
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07/16/11 11:39 AM
07/16/11 11:39 AM
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13ChargerR/T AWD
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I dont know the only thing I can tell you i always did was carry a good spare one around in the glove box and in the tool box..if it started acting "bad" as you say the first thing I did was switch out the possibly "bad" one for a new one...easy to tell ...now if the one you switched was bad also your out of luck lol. But I always tested them on running cars to be sure they worked fine B4 putting them into "reserve" service.
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Re: Tell me about ballast resistors...
[Re: 13ChargerR/T AWD]
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07/16/11 11:51 AM
07/16/11 11:51 AM
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Posts: 21,085 Niles , Ohio
therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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If it dosent have resistance its bad.The piece that runs in the back cracks and goes open.Easy test get a test light turn Ign on and you should have power on both sides.One side is 12 volts the other about 9 volts.Cranking bypasses the ballast thats why they usually start and then die when you quit cranking.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
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Re: Tell me about ballast resistors...
[Re: Spanky]
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07/16/11 11:05 PM
07/16/11 11:05 PM
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Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska
RapidRobert
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Circle Track
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Lincoln Nebraska
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As said check for fire at the downstream (brown wire) end of the ballast in ign1 (run) to see if it's open & if good work back toward the ign sw (start w the bulkhead). I just checked a bunch today & got 1.3-1.6 ohms on a handful of 2 prong ballasts and 1.6/6 on a 4 prong unit & w it in parallel reduced it to 1.1 which w work excellent. EDIT if you want to mix/match/experiment you can wire in the 4 prong connector (2 dual connectors) & the width is just right so you can use 2 single ballasts side by side. Wire em in parallel & ohm it
Last edited by RapidRobert; 07/16/11 11:18 PM.
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