The wives tale concerning Mopar ballast resistor failure is no tale since its happened to me twice now, most recently on Sunday. These are the ceramic blocks, exposed internals in the rear with center metal mount. Of course it went open while I had not so much as a foil gum wrapper much less tools of any kind with me.
These resistors are apparently consumable. It burned open at its weakest link, its attachment to the terminal. Everyone should keep one in the glove box.
Danny Plotkin
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