"Dropping" resistors ??

[Todd Knighton]

Stephen,
	Honda used to use the same type resistors as well as the Porsche 914's
with L-Jetronic Fuel Injection.  Those might be sources for you, but
even simpler might be Radio Shack.  They have some 8ohm 50watt ballast
resistors that we've used in the past for a similar app.  They work fine
and dissipate plenty of heat.  They have a few other ratings close to
this but that one might be the best and cheapest alternative.

Todd Knighton
Protomotive Engineering
Email: knighton at net-quest.com


Stephen Lamb wrote:
> 
> A friend of mine appears to have blown the "dropping" resistor assembly on
> the (stock) injector system of an FJ20 (in a Datsun 1600).  Nissan don't
> want to know him, and he's having trouble finding a replacement (the FJ20
> was an imported performance engine).
> 
> >From what I've been able to find out about these things, they are simply a
> bunch of heavy duty resistors in-line to the injectors.  All the manuals
> I've read on the Nissan version of the L-Jetronic system suggest that each
> resistor should be about 6 ohm.
> 
> My question is: Could I simply make a substitute by wiring in a bunch of 6
> ohm, 5W wire-wound resistors, or is there some other magical property to
> this device ??
> 
> TIA
> 
> PS: Are there any suppliers for these items in the States ??
> 
> Stephen Lamb
> Dept. of Defence DSTO, AMRL
> 506 Lorimer Street
> Fishermans Bend  VIC  3207 Australia
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> 
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