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121. Ignition Woes : Archive by LotusElan.net [Mailing List Archive]
I got stranded again last Monday for the second time in about a month on my way home from work when the ignition system just ...
... dizzy reliable once again? Add a ballast resistor to step down the coil's voltage ... ? It's only a 25K volt coil now. Make my own rotor? Replace ...
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122. behind the dash/loss of power mystery : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
Please see my earlier posts. I have pulled the tacho forward and checked all the connections they are all o.k. the ignition bulb has not ...
... have found what i presume is the ballast resistor, a fat green ' slug ... ' thing near the voltage regulator Thanks for your patience and thoughts John checkrail It's ...
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123. No spark : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hi everyone I just cant get a spark of my twin cam. I have bought it as a non-runner and have replaced a few things, ...
... numbers. It used to have a ballasted coil, now fitted with a standard ... coil without resistor. I have disconnected the connection cable running betwen coil and starter ...
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124. my new anti -theft device : Archive by LotusElan.net [Mailing List Archive]
I have had my Elan for ten years now, and I have lost count of how many starter solenoids I have fitted on the car. ...
... that if you have a coil and ballast resistor setup you will need to continuing ... the old solenoid (or something equivalent) to connect 12V to the coil while ...
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125. Starting problem : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I stalled my '73 Sprint at a junction yesterday, and it would not re-start. The starter motor worked just fine --- but there was no ...
... John john.p.clegg Just forgot-you may have a ballast resistor in the circuit,in which ... this may be the culprit John john.p.clegg The ignition switch " .. delivers 12V to ...
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126. Another coil question. : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
The attached picture shows the original coil removed from my Sprint many years ago. So long ago that I can not remember the reason why. ...
... I could be wrong. HCA Built-in ballast resistor perhaps? nigelrbfurness nigelrbfurness wrote: ... ballast resistor perhaps? Having read a couple of lines somewhere about interior ballast coils ...
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127. Wiring question ? : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
Sorry but another wiring question for a elan +2s 1972, 4 fuse type loom. The dash loom has a 6 pin multiplug with the following ...
... White Ignition switch or starter solenoid to ballast resistor White Brown Oil pressure switch to ... light or gauge, or starter relay to oil pressure switch White Blue Choke switch ...
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128. Ignition spark after negative earth change : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
Hi I have fitted a dynalite alternator and in doing so changed from positive to negative earth. I have also rewired the tachograph and reversed ...
... if the car is fitted with a ballast resistor or ballast resistive feed wire. ... ballasted coil runs at about 9 volts under normal conditions, with the extra 3 ...
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129. Odd Rev counter jumping? : Electrical / Instruments - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
Yes sorry, its been rewired off the -ve side of the coil, the main Tacho power is fed via a 10v solid state Voltage Stabilizer ...
... cable resistance) and its run without ballast on a Shiny new Optronic Ignition ( ... vehicle electronics but I think if a resistor is needed it should either be a ...
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130. Timing problem : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
3 sets in 500 miles seems a little excessive!
... too. If you are using a ballast resistor type coil in a non ballasted ... the points will be required to switch excessive current. 2cams70 On my Elan Sprint ...
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131. Low Reading Instruments : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
A quick question - my Plus 2 instruments are reading low; while the volt meter has done so from when I gotthe car, the others ...
... one of the following things - the ballast resistor is breaking down (or its ... are corroded), there's a dodgy power supply, or the dash earth to ...
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132. Lucas gold sports coil........ : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hi there, Can these be fitted to a car with a set of standard ignition points? cheers Mark
... 12v ie designed to work with a ballast resistor or not? Not a problem ... you need to wire appropriately. John nebogipfel Gents, Thanks for that. I ...
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133. struggle to accelerate : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
Hi, After all the ignition/timing problems with the +2, this is where I am: Running with new points, condenser, red rotor and resister coil static ...
... checkrail Usually the solenoid used with a ballast system has an extra connection dedicated to ... supplied to the coil via the ballast resistor. You should find a diagram of ...
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134. Ignition Wiring : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
I recently managed to fry the module in the Petronix ignition (my own fault, but we won't go there) and want to change back (temporarily) ...
... you run a 1.6 ohm with no ballast resistor the coil will overheat. You ... Donels - I had added an external resistor - maybe that wasn't enough to protect ...
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135. Twenty Minutes Then Nothing... : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 3 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Don't think they're adjustable. Pull them apart and check for dirt and gunk. They might need replacing. It's been a while since I've had them ...
... rest period. billwill Could try the ballast resistor - only in circuit during running ... not engine cranking with starter. See my post a few weeks ago - similar ...
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