IML: Ballast Resistors

["Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's been my experience that the terminal connectors start to fit more 
loosely than they should after 30-40 years of use. I take a small metal pick 
to release the holding tab inside the female connector to remove the plastic 
terminal holder, recrimp the rolled sides of the terminal connector, and 
then brighten up the male connector tab on the ballast resistor. This 
tightens the connectors and while not I'm not an electrical engineer, it 
seems logical that this keeps the ballast resistor's rated resistance true. 
I'm thinking that loosened connectors increase the resistance. Can any EE's 
confirm this theory? The only other way that these ballasts would fail is if 
the resistance wire breaks in two, to my knowledge.

Eric
Portland, Oregon
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Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:10:25 -0400
From: RandalPark@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: IML: 56 Ballist Resistor
Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Now I am wondering what caused you to decide that the ballast resistor was 
bad in the first place. I have never had one of these fail.

Paul W. 



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