62 Starfire Ballast Resistor
#1
62 Starfire Ballast Resistor
In the process of restoring my car, I replicated the original wiring harness. I do not remember seeing a ballast resistor, even though the wiring diagram shows one. Do I need one, and if so what ohm should it be?
#2
Pretty sure GM was using a resistance wire in the coil circuit in lieu of an external ballast by that time. It may depend on whether car has alternator or generator.
If no resistance wire (look for a pink or white cloth-covered section of wire in coil (+) wiring), you want one that will drop coil (+) voltage down to about 7-9 volts while running.
If no resistance wire (look for a pink or white cloth-covered section of wire in coil (+) wiring), you want one that will drop coil (+) voltage down to about 7-9 volts while running.
#3
I am using a generator. The shop manual shows the yellow/black wire connected to the Ignition #1 teminal on the ignition switch with the resistor installed inline before the yellow/black wire attaches to the coil. The black wire connected to the Ignition #2 terminal on the ignition switch connects straight to the same terminal on the coil. I am missing the resistor in the yellow/black wire that connects to the coil.
I see them for sale with various ohm values for about $8.00.
I see them for sale with various ohm values for about $8.00.
#4
Why would it matter if you had an alternator or generator???? Anyways the correct answer is that the '62's used a ballast resistor that was mounted on the firewall. If you could care less about originality, the MSD coil has a resistor included in the kit..DO NOT QUOTE ME, but i think its 1.7 ohms. About $32 for the coil and resistor
#7
Hi, Forget about the ballast resistor. Install a petronix electronic ignition.
It does not hurt the originality of the car, but it does run sooo much BETTER. Won't have to mess with the points again. I installed a dummy
resister on my show cars and no one knows the difference.
rocketlover
It does not hurt the originality of the car, but it does run sooo much BETTER. Won't have to mess with the points again. I installed a dummy
resister on my show cars and no one knows the difference.
rocketlover
#8
Where do people get their information from??? YOU STILL NEED A BALLAST RESISTOR so you dont burn up the module for when you install it in place of the points!!
#9
Second, the following is a direct quote from the Pertronix installation instructions:
Originally Posted by Pertronix Instructions
Q. How to correct a low voltage problem?
A. First, if you have an external ballast resistor, connect the red Ignitor™ wire to the ignition wire prior to the ballast resistor. Second, if you do not have a ballast resistor you must locate a 12 volt source that is controlled by the ignition switch to connect the red Ignitor™ wire to.
A. First, if you have an external ballast resistor, connect the red Ignitor™ wire to the ignition wire prior to the ballast resistor. Second, if you do not have a ballast resistor you must locate a 12 volt source that is controlled by the ignition switch to connect the red Ignitor™ wire to.
http://www.pertronix.com/support/man...itor12vneg.pdf
#10
A Pertronix will run on the resistance wire, but it runs a lot better on full 12V. Mallory Unilites and Jacobs electronic ignitions usually want to run at about 7 volts for module protection.
My 62 shop manual is a Sept 61 printing and it indicates the coil resistor is incorporated in the wiring harness instead of the 1961 style external ballast. There's some stuff in the Service Guilds about the midyear change to Delcotron but it doesn't go into anything on the coil wiring.
My 62 shop manual is a Sept 61 printing and it indicates the coil resistor is incorporated in the wiring harness instead of the 1961 style external ballast. There's some stuff in the Service Guilds about the midyear change to Delcotron but it doesn't go into anything on the coil wiring.
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