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Not quite as simple as that.
Now I am no electician and am always prepared to be corrected concerning Lucas dark arts but... most coils are called 12v coils but some are genuine 12v, some are less than 12v and are designed to run with a ballast resistor, I am sure that 12V batteries which are also really 14.4 volt play a part.
the crux of it all is that you can cook a coil by running without a ballast if it needs one and have a weak spark if you ballast a coil that doesn't need it.
N.
Now I am no electician and am always prepared to be corrected concerning Lucas dark arts but... most coils are called 12v coils but some are genuine 12v, some are less than 12v and are designed to run with a ballast resistor, I am sure that 12V batteries which are also really 14.4 volt play a part.
the crux of it all is that you can cook a coil by running without a ballast if it needs one and have a weak spark if you ballast a coil that doesn't need it.
N.
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