Re: Ballast resistor for lights?

Posted by yellowrosefarm on September 15, 2004 at 05:25:55 from (128.143.97.156):

In Reply to: Re: Ballast resistor for lights? posted by Bob M on September 14, 2004 at 10:03:30:

Well, I played around with the lights last night. First, I found out why that ballast resistor was laying around, it was burned out, so it went in the trash. So, I did the next logical thing, I hooked one of the 6 volt (sealed beam type) lights right to 12 volts. I thought it might pop right away but it burned till I disconnected it. That made me wonder what the difference is between the bulbs so I started rooting through boxes till I found a 12 volt sealed beam the same size. I checked the OHM's across the filament on both and they were the same. Now I'm wondering if the 6 volt lamp might be made "heavier" like the tractors wiring for the increased amperage of the 6 volt system. Heck, if they have the equivalant of a 10 gauge filament, they might last a long time. Any other thoughts or suggestions are welcome.

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• Re: Ballast resistor for lights? Doug in OR 11:10:59 09/15/04 (0)
• Re: Ballast resistor for lights? Bob M 09:44:23 09/15/04 (0)

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