My first car was a 1965 Barracuda 12v. It had a ballast resistor and means to bypass the ballast when cranking. Ask any old mechanic. They will tell you the old points and condenser ignition systems used a ballast and bypassed the ballast during cranking. Many people on YT forget to bypass the ballast.
Mornin good neighbor X2 Thanks for the good info on your old Barracuda, I had no idea what they used
FYI and others who may be unaware, SOME 12 volt cars and tractors indeed used a 6 volt coil with an external series voltage dropping (12 down to 6) ballast resistor PLUS a ballast by pass circuit when cranking which helped improve cold weather starting ...
HOWEVER The 6 volt H in question, nor MOST 6 volt tractors with 6 volt coils, did NOT of course use any ballast resistor and ballast by pass when cranking circuit.
For those 12 volt tractors that used a 6 volt coil plus ballast resistor and ballast by pass when cranking circuit, I prefer you keep them in place and use them which can improve cold weather starting
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