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How hot should the ballast resistor get?

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:32 pm
by spandit
I had the ignition switched on for quite some time this evening, trying to trace my electrical fault. Whilst poking about under the dash, I noticed the ballast resistor (round Bosch can) was almost too hot to touch - is this normal?

Re: How hot should the ballast resistor get?

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:54 pm
by krick3tt
Not too sure about normal but mine was so hot it almost burned me. I have a spare one now in
the event it goes out and doesn't do its job.