ballast resistor

[Dirty Salamander]

some blokes do lazy blokes like me use the resistance wire to turn on a relay and get a new feed from the battery or starter motor I've heard of a latching issue but if you use a relay with a diode across the coil which most relays have it doesn't happen

I didn't work well, for some reason it only sends 7-9 volts, is there a way to do it without a relay, also with the relay the engine always stayed on and had to turn it off by the switch.

 

[the_boozer]

did you use a rely with a diode on the coil Ive never had to add a diode to the alternator wire to stop the rely latching on its getting powered via the alternator charge wire . the 7-9 is enough to hold the relay coil in the distributor is getting 12 volts via the new supply you added? Ive mostly done this on h series holdens the handbrake light was enough load to drop the relay out when i used headlight relays other wise cut the resistance wire out of the loom and replace it with a bit of cooper wire
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/Tridon-Mini-Relay-30-Amp-4-Pin/293180
not the relay I would of brought as a rule of thumb all ways use a relay with a diode across the coil on cars an electronics bloke told me that.

 

[Dirty Salamander]

did you use a rely with a diode on the coil Ive never had to add a diode to the alternator wire to stop the rely latching on its getting powered via the alternator charge wire . the 7-9 is enough to hold the relay coil in the distributor is getting 12 volts via the new supply you added? Ive mostly done this on h series holdens the handbrake light was enough load to drop the relay out when i used headlight relays other wise cut the resistance wire out of the loom and replace it with a bit of cooper wire

The think is the dizzy was still only getting 7-9v, I did 85 to ground, 86 old coil wire(yellow), 30 battery and 87 to the coil.

 

[Dirty Salamander]

did you use a rely with a diode on the coil Ive never had to add a diode to the alternator wire to stop the rely latching on its getting powered via the alternator charge wire . the 7-9 is enough to hold the relay coil in the distributor is getting 12 volts via the new supply you added? Ive mostly done this on h series holdens the handbrake light was enough load to drop the relay out when i used headlight relays other wise cut the resistance wire out of the loom and replace it with a bit of cooper wire
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/Tridon-Mini-Relay-30-Amp-4-Pin/293180
not the relay I would of brought as a rule of thumb all ways use a relay with a diode across the coil on cars an electronics bloke told me that.

Also what do you mean cut out the resistor wire, that's the oink one right? And isn't that connected to the ignition switch? How will I replace the whole thing?

 

[the_boozer]

with it ruining are you seeing 12 volt or more between coil positive and negative battery terminal?
Is a job from hell as its in the wiring loom the resistance wire hence why Ive never bothered to try and change it find it at the bulk connector under the dash above the steering wheel somewhere cut the resistance wire off the and join a bit of copper wire to it and get that to the distributor is what some blokes told me to do .
To prove the alternator charge light is causing the relay to latch on with the key off pull the charge light wire off the alternator if the handbrake light doesn't stop it put a diode in that wire

 

[Dirty Salamander]

with it ruining are you seeing 12 volt or more between coil positive and negative battery terminal?
Is a job from hell as its in the wiring loom the resistance wire hence why Ive never bothered to try and change it find it at the bulk connector under the dash above the steering wheel somewhere cut the resistance wire off the and join a bit of copper wire to it and get that to the distributor is what some blokes told me to do .
To prove the alternator charge light is causing the relay to latch on with the key off pull the charge light wire off the alternator if the handbrake light doesn't stop it put a diode in that wire

Yea when running, only got 7-9 volts actually was 6-8

 

[the_boozer]

you've wired the relay wrong is my guess is it hq as from your other thread I fucked a up and thought it was vb join the 2 wires together will do it and piss off the relay the hq sends 12volt on start up via the yellow wire your talking about in the other thread to the coil when it starts the run wire is the resistance wire hz and commodore only had one wire from memory

 

[Dirty Salamander]

you've wired the relay wrong is my guess is it hq as from your other thread I fucked a up and thought it was vb join the 2 wires together will do it and piss off the relay the hq sends 12volt on start up via the yellow wire your talking about in the other thread to the coil when it starts the run wire is the resistance wire hz and commodore only had one wire from memory

You have confused me now, yes its a 82 HQ, so what Di I need to do?

 

[the_boozer]

A 72 hq? have a read at old holden
http://holdenpaedia.oldholden.com/HEI_Conversion_Wiring_Instructions

 

[Dirty Salamander]

A 72 hq? have a read at old holden
http://holdenpaedia.oldholden.com/HEI_Conversion_Wiring_Instructions

Haha yea 72 HQ, I have decided to drop the steering column and replace the pink wire with some 12ga wire I have remaining. Will try it tomorrow see he we go.