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J. Huber

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1.8 Ballast Resistor
« on: March 23, 2006, 16:22:33 »
Quickie: is the resistor oriented so its above the bolt or turned upside down so it would be below?

I have two on mine now -- one is up and one down.

James
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Naj ✝︎

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Re: 1.8 Ballast Resistor
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2006, 17:07:55 »
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jeffc280sl

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Re: 1.8 Ballast Resistor
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2006, 17:17:21 »
Hi James,

From an operation point of view it makes no difference because a resistor is not electrically polarized.  I'm not sure if your question was from an operations or originality view.

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Re: 1.8 Ballast Resistor
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2006, 17:24:50 »
Well, I was coming from operations angle...but originality would count too. Would Naj's be the latter? And Naj, I was guessing the other way! Thanks.

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Re: 1.8 Ballast Resistor
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2006, 21:30:13 »
mine is like Naj.  Damn, that is a clean compartment.
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Re: 1.8 Ballast Resistor
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2006, 22:50:28 »
Naj's makes good sense because the wires are a bit more out of the way.  I am upgrading from combined .9 and .6 -- the .9 being the original. It is where Naj's is, so I'm sold. Thanks folks.

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Re: 1.8 Ballast Resistor
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2006, 02:35:15 »
mrfb
 
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Damn, that is a clean compartment


And so it should be.
It was a restored car for sale at the Techno Classica last year.[:p]

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