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Old 03-16-2014, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick Parker View Post
"the ballast resistor is wired inline on the positive side of the coil"


Testing the Mallory Unilite and E-Spark Ignition Modules
Thanks, Rick!

I think, just judging from the reading I've done on the link you posted, that I probably need a new control module. The reading does drop to lower than 2.0V but does not recover to full battery voltage. I have to wonder if the loss of the coil post on the inside of the distributor cap might have damaged it. It was interesting about the charging system issue...but I have recently had the alternator rebuilt using only the highest quality parts and the business who rebuilt it assured me it would not fail again...I am currently living 120 miles from them, though....

Onward through the fog...but at least I have some understandable directions regarding how to do the testing. I'm pretty sure the while block must be the ballast resistor, as it is connected into the wire leading from the positive side of the ProMaster coil to the distributor. There is no "box" of the sort I've seen with MSD ignition systems.

Thank you SO MUCH, Rick!

Cheers!

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