Last week my ignition coil failed (primary open) which surprised the heck
out of me since I had replaced it on general principle about three years
ago. I noticed that both coils have a notice stating "Do not use without a
ballast resistor". Since there is no ballast resistor that I can see
physically or on the Bentley diagrams, I am now wondering whether that
warning applies only to systems with points? Can I safely ignore the advice
on the side of the coil?

Mike
'86 Vanagon GL
'WasserLeaker'