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Just wondering, on my '66 Toro, the wirirng diagram has a resistor connected to the wire on the starter switch (it says 10 ohms, 10 watts). Just wondering what this resistor is used for? It's not the one that drops the voltage to the ignition coil, it's a different one. See my picture below.
That is the resistance required to get the voltage regulator to turn on at idle. On cars with a GEN light, the resistance of the filament in the bulb is sufficient to do this. Since the 1966 Toro has an ammeter instead of an idiot light, it requires this resistance for the regulator to operate properly.
That is the resistance required to get the voltage regulator to turn on at idle. On cars with a GEN light, the resistance of the filament in the bulb is sufficient to do this. Since the 1966 Toro has an ammeter instead of an idiot light, it requires this resistance for the regulator to operate properly.
That's interesting Joe, thanks. Is it built into resistance wire or is there an external resistor? Do you know its location?
On a related note, I had bought a replacement voltage regulator from Fusick and installed it a while back. After I installed it, it buzzed like crazy when I started up the car. At first I thought it was a vacuum leak from the HVAC controls but no, it was the regulator. I went back with my original 1966 one and the buzzing has completely stopped (maybe that's bad??). I'm wondering if I have a bad alternator putting AC on the regulator? I have a few electrical issues that I'm digging into, so I'm trying to learn the whole system bit by bit.
