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[t@z]

well last night me and my mate (supermotolee) fitted my roll cage (never again)
stuggling here

finally


also we got the old loom out and was fitting my new loom that i originally had in my mk3 shell. obviously there are some differences but we came accross this and got confused.....anyone happen to know what it does?


and a nice pic of the IoW just for your viewing plessure


thanks T

[fatmini]

yes its the ballast resitor for your coil . if u use a 9v coil my advice is not to !

go for the 12v coil but it will depend on the dissy u have i think ?

[who_loves_the_mini?]

when were you on the IOW, or is it just a pic you had? cage looks good in yellow. i want to fit one but only want a rear cage but dont fancy all the hassle of putting it in

[Dan]

Well firstly, why didn't you ask here for cage fitting advice? It's easy when you know how. You need a ratchet strap (or even a rope and a stick) to pull the hoop legs in towards each other, then it goes in very smoothly.

To answer the question.....

yes its the ballast resitor for your coil . if u use a 9v coil my advice is not to !

go for the 12v coil but it will depend on the dissy u have i think ?

Sorry to Fatmini but it's best to ignore everything in that post. It's the resistor for the dim-dip system fitted in cars built from '88 on. It is legally required in those cars (although no-one would ever notice if it was removed and I don't think it's part of the MOT) and is part of the reasion why a mk3 loom is not compatible with the systems in a mk4 car. The wiring system was completely overhauled in 1976 and systems from before and after this change are very different from each other.

Also ballasted ignition (if you do have it) is a very good thing and makes starting very much easier for no penalty at all aside from slightly more complex wiring, why would you advise against ballasted ignition? Ballast ignition is nothing to do with the dizzy, it only depends on the coil, resistor (the thick pink/white wire is the resistor) and starter solenoid to function. As long as it is installed correctly the system works well.

But all that aside, the resistor by your rad is nothing to do with the ignition, it's for the headlamps. It works in conjunction with the big pink relay under the dash.

[t@z]

yes its the ballast resitor for your coil . if u use a 9v coil my advice is not to !

go for the 12v coil but it will depend on the dissy u have i think ?

ahh well i dont think i will need it then my turbo enigne didn't ahve one and the engine i am getting of flappyplasticbits seems to be the same set up as that wiring wise.

when were you on the IOW, or is it just a pic you had? cage looks good in yellow. i want to fit one but only want a rear cage but dont fancy all the hassle of putting it in

oh hat pic was taken on the saturday i think on easter weekend up the hill on that A3055 road i think left as you come out of chale.

yeah the rear was a pain, it wont be coming out in a hurry if at all i tell you. i've had it a year so its long over due

[Silicon Skum]

are you asking about the PLUG or the Brass bit?

Brass bit - resistor for HEADLIGHT DIM. (ballast resistor is just a resistive wire)

The plug - ermm, I dunno! I have something similar on my car in that position, but I think mines for the AUX fan (rover cooper). not 100% sure about that though, never had to mess with that part of the loom before.

[edit] Never mind, answered while I was typing this.

SS

Edited by Silicon Skum, 12 April 2007 - 01:47 PM.

[Guess-Works.com]

the plug is connected to the dimdip resistor

[t@z]

yeah sorry teh brass bit

the plug was connected to the side repeater i think

[miniboo]

yes its the ballast resitor for your coil . if u use a 9v coil my advice is not to !

go for the 12v coil but it will depend on the dissy u have i think ?

ahh well i dont think i will need it then my turbo enigne didn't ahve one and the engine i am getting of flappyplasticbits seems to be the same set up as that wiring wise.

when were you on the IOW, or is it just a pic you had? cage looks good in yellow. i want to fit one but only want a rear cage but dont fancy all the hassle of putting it in

oh hat pic was taken on the saturday i think on easter weekend up the hill on that A3055 road i think left as you come out of chale.

yeah the rear was a pain, it wont be coming out in a hurry if at all i tell you. i've had it a year so its long over due

T@Z as dan said ignore what fatmini said

it has nothing to do with the ignition

[Jammy]

Also ballasted ignition (if you do have it) is a very good thing and makes starting very much easier for no penalty at all aside from slightly more complex wiring, why would you advise against ballasted ignition? Ballast ignition is nothing to do with the dizzy, it only depends on the coil, resistor (the thick pink/white wire is the resistor) and starter solenoid to function. As long as it is installed correctly the system works well.

I think this maybe to do with how I'm reading it, but I take it you mean that the ignition system only depends on the starter solenoid, and not that there are ballast specific starter solenoids (which is how I read it first!).

[fatmini]

ok then i would like to with draw my statement ,i have been told porkys aswell then !

[Jammy]

Oh, and moved to Technical...

[TimS]

It the cage poweder coated T@z?

[Dan]

There are ballasted ignition specific remote starter solenoids. Some don't have the cranking bypass terminal needed to make the system function properly and some do. All the pre-engaged starters do have the terminal.

[ian]

[quote name='Dan' date='Apr 12 2007, 02:36 PM' post='501741']
Well firstly, why didn't you ask here for cage fitting advice? It's easy when you know how. You need a ratchet strap (or even a rope and a stick) to pull the hoop legs in towards each other, then it goes in very smoothly.




Bit late now as you have done the cage, but i wouldnt use a ratchet strap, rope and stick method is much safer