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old tractor ? about a resistor #8378408 04/02/25 06:07 PM 04/02/25 06:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	My old Massey 44 has a resistor on it. The owners manual doesn't show it having one. It was probably switched from 6 volt to 12 volt at some point. One wire goes from the resistor to the coil. The other wire goes from the resistor up by the key switch/instrument panel. Can someone tell me where it goes and why it's there? Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8378502 04/02/25 07:48 PM 04/02/25 07:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 North central Iowa B Bob_Iowa trapper
Bob_Iowa trapper B Joined: Jan 2019 North central Iowa	It goes to the key switch and supplies the power to the coil, voltage has to be reduced otherwise the points will burn out you can eliminate the resistor if you buy an internally resisted coil.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8378513 04/02/25 07:54 PM 04/02/25 07:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	Interesting. Thank you! Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8378519 04/02/25 07:58 PM 04/02/25 07:58 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 pa H hippie trapper
hippie trapper H Joined: Feb 2010 pa	If you owned a Dodge back in the day, most people had a spare one in the glovebox, lol. There comes a point liberalism has gone too far, we're past that point.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8378525 04/02/25 08:08 PM 04/02/25 08:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Williamsport, Pa.	Heck Hippe we all had a spare distributor all set to go, we did not change the point or condenser we just swapped out the whole thing, a lot faster......jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8378527 04/02/25 08:10 PM 04/02/25 08:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 pa H hippie trapper
hippie trapper H Joined: Feb 2010 pa	I carried a resister, condenser and can of wd40 in case the cap got wet, lol There comes a point liberalism has gone too far, we're past that point.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8378615 04/02/25 09:59 PM 04/02/25 09:59 PM
Joined: Jun 2018 Beatrice, NE L loosegoose trapper
loosegoose trapper L Joined: Jun 2018 Beatrice, NE	When the key is in the "start" position, full 12V is provided to the coil. In the "run" position, power runs through the resistor to provide reduced voltage to the coil, to prevent the points from burning up. If you install a points conversion kit like a pertronix kit, they usually require full 12V so the resistor has to be eliminated.. Ford back in the day used a special resistor wire that had some amount of resistance built in to it, instead of a separate resistor.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8378750 04/03/25 05:22 AM 04/03/25 05:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	I have a key and a push start button. The resistor wire goes to push start button rather than on switch? Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8378763 04/03/25 06:44 AM 04/03/25 06:44 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 pa H hippie trapper
hippie trapper H Joined: Feb 2010 pa	Wire from push button to start goes to starter solenoid, key switch should have a wire to resistor. There comes a point liberalism has gone too far, we're past that point.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8380364 04/04/25 11:02 PM 04/04/25 11:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Virginia	Most of those resistors drop from 12 volts down to 9 volts. Test the voltage while the engine is running.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8380751 04/05/25 02:48 PM 04/05/25 02:48 PM
Joined: Sep 2015 Livingston, Texas S Sheepdog1 trapper
Sheepdog1 trapper S Joined: Sep 2015 Livingston, Texas	is that the part i use to charge up and hand to unsuspecting folks and it would knock the pee out of them. I remember what it looked like, moreso what it felt like. sure had a lot of fun with em whatever it was.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8380753 04/05/25 02:50 PM 04/05/25 02:50 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 pa H hippie trapper
hippie trapper H Joined: Feb 2010 pa	That would be the condenser you'd charge and lay somewhere. It kept the people who like to fiddle with your stuff think twice! There comes a point liberalism has gone too far, we're past that point.

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: Gary Benson] #8380775 04/05/25 03:47 PM 04/05/25 03:47 PM
Joined: Sep 2015 Livingston, Texas S Sheepdog1 trapper
Sheepdog1 trapper S Joined: Sep 2015 Livingston, Texas	yes it did

Re: old tractor ? about a resistor [Re: loosegoose] #8380780 04/05/25 03:57 PM 04/05/25 03:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2020 Missouri O Osagan trapper
Osagan trapper O Joined: Sep 2020 Missouri	Originally Posted by loosegoose When the key is in the "start" position, full 12V is provided to the coil. In the "run" position, power runs through the resistor to provide reduced voltage to the coil, to prevent the points from burning up. If you install a points conversion kit like a pertronix kit, they usually require full 12V so the resistor has to be eliminated.. Ford back in the day used a special resistor wire that had some amount of resistance built in to it, instead of a separate resistor. ^^^This^^^ When key is in start position resistor is bypassed to give the coil an extra shot of juice to start the motor. When key is is run position resistor is inline (series)with coil to be kinder to the points. Less arching and easier on the condenser..

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