Duraspark ballast resistor.

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

08-15-2006, 03:39 PM

P Zero

5th Gear Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: Michigan

Posts: 3,986

Duraspark ballast resistor.

Hey all, got a couple of questions.
I'm tryin to get rid of this stupid HEI style disty I have in order to put on a duraspark ignition on my ranger (5.0L,AOD). So here my dilema, I have most of the wiring figured out except 1 of the plugs. Its the one with 2 terminals in the plug. 1 of the wires is red and one is white. I know that one of the wires needs a ballast resistor. I was wondering if this one would work http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

Basically, I need to know whether that one will work and if not what is the resistance I need? Thanx for any input.
-P.

[IMG]local://upfiles/18532/0E0FEDBF6F2843F391EDA04A5FA76561.jpg[/IMG]

08-15-2006, 04:13 PM

P Zero

5th Gear Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: Michigan

Posts: 3,986

RE: Duraspark ballast resistor.

Does anyone know?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

[

][&o]
-P.

08-15-2006, 04:31 PM

Joel5.0

5th Gear Member

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: Puerto Rico

Posts: 3,926

RE: Duraspark ballast resistor.

D-Spark spec is .8-1.6 ohms....so yep, it should work....I use one of those, but I have a Mallory dizzy.

08-15-2006, 04:47 PM

P Zero

5th Gear Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: Michigan

Posts: 3,986

RE: Duraspark ballast resistor.

Thanx a lot Joel that really helped

.
-P.

08-15-2006, 07:00 PM

deadcarnahans

3rd Gear Member

Join Date: Apr 2006

Location:

Posts: 590

RE: Duraspark ballast resistor.

I've never used a ballast resistor on my Durasparks. I use a modern coil, like an Accel unit.
The red wire is hot in run.
The white wire is an option. I tie it to ground and forget about it. Or you can link it to the crank circuit to retard timing during start up.