Cheers Robin, I figured it was something like that.
When I originally wired the circuit I did actually wire a resistor in to the circuit but it got very hot (like glowing red hot) whenever the ignition was switched on. I decided this probably wasn't a good idea and so removed it. Subsequently I managed to burn out the carbon bush in the top of the dizzy cap. Now I look back on it, I'm wondering if I managed to wire the ballast resistor in parallel rather than in series with the coil.
How hot do ballast resistors normally get? It was made of a ceramic material so I guess its deigned to take some heat??
Chris
Last edited by Knockout; 25th April 2009 at 12:10..
Reason: I tried to thank Martin rather than Robin - I really should try to read before I write!
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