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: I think you missed my point, it is not
: luck that your ignition is working
: fine.
:
: You said you put a "12V coil"
: in place and that you bypassed the
: ballast resistor. Doing both of those
: things together is fine. Implementing
: those changes you have converted your
: ballast ignition system to a standard
: ignition system.
:
: I suspect what happened is your ballast
: resistor burned out first so you
: bypassed it. Shortly afterward the
: original ballast coil failed because
: the ballast resistor was bypassed (too
: much current). Then you fit the
: standard (12V) coil. The 12V coil does
: not need or use the ballast resistor
: (which you bypassed) so the coil change
: completed the transition to a
: "standard ignition system".
:
: Regardless of when the coil failed
: years ago,
: it makes perfect sense that the way
: your car is now you are not having
: problems. It is not luck.
:
: Doug L.
:
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: I purchased the coil at a NAPA store.
: It
: was a 12 Volt of course and I connected
: it directly to my ignition switch. I
: haven't had a problem in 20 years of
: daily driving. I don't remember what
: broke first. Maybe I'm just lucky.
:
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