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Originally Posted by Kurt S

btw, the point of the resistor isn't to reduce the voltage, it's to limit the current that the coil sees.

You are technically correct, but it's easier to measure the voltage drop. Obviously the voltage drop represents a reduction in current. In simple terms voltage is pressure and current is flow. If you decrease the pressure(voltage), flow (current) is decreased.

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