Correct Ballast resistor

Kern Dog said
This is the ballast resistor I got from a NAPA store. The application? 1970 Charger with a 318.

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Fifteen bucks. Cold, it tests at .7 ohms.

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I'm told that once it warms up, that number should read .5 ohms. I haven't tested it hot though.

1970 Charger would be for points. There might be .1 ohms in meter leads. Its difficult to get super precise with a standard meter at these low resistances. Looks like all of the 70 engines have the same spec.

Like you posted, the compensating resistor was about the same for the ECU equiped engines. see MTSC 1972 Browse MTSC by Model Year – 1972 – MyMopar