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29-11-15, 20:39

Richard Farrant Richard Farrant is offline

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Originally Posted by andrew honychurch

I do wonder why they were specified with 12 volt electrics and a 6 volt coil. Surely not cost cutting?

Andrew,
This was to aid starting, as is done on the Rolls B range engines only they have a 12v coil on a 24v system, running through a ballast resisitor. This is bypassed all the time the starter is engaged, giving double the voltage to the coil to compensate for voltage drop due to starter motor.

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