OOPS - Really!? I was sure that all the manufacturers woke up to that trick much earlier (Packard did in 1955). OK< I'll post this to the IML immediately, and thanks for catching my error, Bob. -----Original Message----- From: Bob Merritt Simplex Mfg [mailto:bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 4:05 AM To: Dick Benjamin Subject: Re: IML: 56 Ballist Resistor Hello Mr. B; Not until 1960 was the ballast resistor bypassed for starting. That means, for 1956,7,8,9 a failed ballast resistor won't even allow the car to start. Best regards, Bob Merritt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Benjamin" <> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:47 PM Subject: RE: IML: 56 Ballist Resistor > You understand the circuit exactly correctly. The higher resistance will > cause the coil to operate below the design primary voltage; however it is > probably not going to show up in the car's performance except under unusual > circumstances. > > > > The ballast resistor is out of the circuit during start-up, so it won't > affect the engine starting. --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm