This subject has created one of the most lively and well behaved discussions I have had the privilege to follow.
For starters....I know it will work if between the coil and distributor because that is how I wired it up!!!!!!
But then I got worried that I had done it wrong and so I came back to ask again.
So, without further adieu I will ask this question:
Just what does the ballast resistor do in the first place, requiring it in the circuit? You see, in my uneducated mind, I thought that the 12 volts being sent to the coil....and then I assume coming out of the coil....was too high for the points (burn them). So, the ballast resistor is added to step the voltage down in order to save the points. See how dumb I am?
So, if you folks can explain to me why the resistor is there to begin with...which should explain why (it goes before or after the coil) and will allow me to sleep better tonight;)!
Scotty, no I haven"t touched the alternator yet. Me and that red tractor are taking a break from each other for a few days.
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