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1952 8N 12v Conversion Operating Amperage

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My dad and I just converted our 8N to a 12V system and electronic ignition. Even though the coil has the proper amount of internal resistance for the electronic ignition to function properly we also left a resistor assembly in the circuit. My first question is this: What should the amp gauge be reading at a typical operating rpm (not idle)? My second question is: Does anyone think the resistor will cause problems in the future? It's running like a brand new machine right now, the change was amazing.
 
(quoted from post at 10:19:39 08/15/20) My dad and I just converted our 8N to a 12V system and electronic ignition. Even though the coil has the proper amount of internal resistance for the electronic ignition to function properly we also left a resistor assembly in the circuit. My first question is this: What should the amp gauge be reading at a typical operating rpm (not idle)? My second question is: Does anyone think the resistor will cause problems in the future? It's running like a brand new machine right now, the change was amazing.
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f ammeter is wired correctly, it will show only current going into or out of battery (charge/discharge). Therefore for a full charged battery, ammeter will show next to zero. If resistor is standard front mount distributor resistor on the board with 3 terminals, you should be fine leaving it in circuit as it drops next to nothing in voltage under normal operating conditions, perhaps a quarter of a volt out of the 14+v available.
 
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