Correct Ballast resistor
Yes. Thank you for investigating and finding an application for the 5206436 ballast resistors.
Thanks for the correct answer, but in doing so, you also just had to chastise others as well as hear your own self "roar". Welcome to the club.
Well it can be annoying when the answers go way off track but that is the nature of public discussions.
To refresh...the question that was posted was, in essence, what is the difference in these two ballast resistors?
Actually, No. The initial question was was which is "correct" for an upgrade kit.
So I am shopping around for an electronic ignition upgrade kit for my 71 scamp and I am noticing that some kits on the market have the bracket style ballast resistor and some have the thick style one that takes a longer bolt.
Which is more correct and which one should I get ??
While you can interpret that as which one will fit, correct can also be interpreted as which one will function correctly with the kit.
It looks like I tried to answer both. Since we did not know the kits being looked at, a definative answer could not be provided.
In general, Chrysler ECU systems from 1971 through the end of the A-body era, along with Chrysler's aftermarket and MP kits used a 1/2 ohm ballast resistor in the coil circuit.
So the next question is whether the 5206436 resistor measures 0.5 ohms or 1.2 ohms cold?
Because many of the current aftermarket resistors that are single piece molded ceramic measure 1.2 ohms and are not a good match for a factory or P-part ECU and coil.