Re: [DML] Ignition Compensating Resistors/Ballast Resistors

["Matthew David" <DMC5524@xxxx>]

> The large white resistors mounted on the left firewall of the engine
> compartment, next to the engine compartment light switch, get hot when the
> engine is running.
>
> Are these resistors supposed to be hot when the engine is running?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Scott Mueller
> DMCNEWS 002981
> DOA 5031

The white resistors in question get very hot in my DeLorean when the engine 
is running. I know because when I lean across the engine compartment I 
always seem to rest my hand on them! I understand that they convert the 
electrical energy into heat. My mechanic says they take the ~13 system volts 
and knock it down to about 7. I don't know how true this is but it would 
explain the heat they generate.

Matthew David
DMC VIN 5524
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