Am I OK to Solder Splice Repair my Ballast Resistor Wire?

[72BLUE]

As per title, I have had to make one soldered splice joint in the pink/white ballast wire on my Mk2 wiring loom. I am just wondering, with it being a special wire made from constantan, will it be OK?

My Stag is pretty much standard, even still has its original points setup.
Cheers, Keith.

[jleyton]

Hi Keith,

I've done it on one car and it worked ok - having said that, it hasn't covered many miles since

I've left the joint easily accessible, out of the loom, in case further work is called for later.

Cheers

Julian

[73stagman]

Why not... just check the voltage at the coil end of the wire when your done... I think you need between 9 volts and 6 volts whilst the engine is running Somebody could confirm that I'm sure

[72BLUE]

Thanks guys, I will mark its position in the loom or leave the splice out of the loom ala Julian. I also have a multi-meter somewhere...........................