Wedge Cut wire on TR8 Ballast Resister

[tdskip]

Hi guys - the TR8 has a white/black or white/slate wire that is frayed and currently loose.

I looked at the wiring guide in the manual but I'm still stumped (weak, I know).

The wire in question is the closed in the picture, it has loose fine wires sticking out.

 

[tr8todd]

Off the top of my head, I think that is the wire for the tach feed. I think there is a six volt wire, a twelve volt wire, and a tach wire feeding thru the ballast. I haven't used the stock stuff since my first TR8 20 years ago. The one I am restoring now still has it, but that's just because I haven't got around to ripping it out and replacing it yet. My crystal ball shows a Mallory Unilite distributor, coil, and hyfire ignition box.

 

[tdskip]

Thanks Todd.

The tach does work, so I wonder if the DPO changes the wiring even more than I thought...