B16B ignition condenser

Jed · Post by **Jed** » 15 Mar 2011, 10:39

Can the 6 volt condenser still be used after the car has been converted to 12 volts?

Post by **jimmy57** » 15 Mar 2011, 11:20

Yes, but you need to use a ballast resistor for the coil if the coil isn't changed to a 12V coil. The lower voltage coil will overheat running 12 volts. You can probably do fine with 8-9 V.
The condenser doesn't care about the voltage but it does care about the current. Any ignition condenser you find will have sa problem with the 6 volt coil having a 12 volt supply as it increases load on points and on the condenser.

Jed · Post by **Jed** » 15 Mar 2011, 14:43

Thanks for the info. I am using a 12 volt coil with no ballast resistor built into it, so I installed an external ballist resistor.