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MSD ignition with ballast resistor

Markie

Markie

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Why must ballast resistor be removed or bypassed with MSD ignition installation.
 
Because the capacitive discharge and multi-sparks take a lot of electrical energy, and the ballast resistor restricts it too much. That's my guess.
 
The MSD instructions say it is NOT necessary to remove/bypass the bal res....
 
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