how many volts should be going into an ignition coil? i had one burn up and replaced it with another (used gill) and it started smoking. i didn't want to try another coil without some sort of test. is it common for the igniter to go bad and send the wrong voltage to a coil? or do only the coils go bad?
i have 12.5 volts going into #1 and #2 coils. both operate fine with good spark. I have 14.0 volts going into the #3 coil and it does not produce a spark. it does get real warm though. it still works because i checked it on the leads for the #2 coil. does the whole ignitor unit have to be replaced???
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i put a known good coil on the lead getting 14.5 volts and it would not work. i was afraid to keep trying for fear of ruining it. could i somehow place a voltage regulator in line of this coil as opposed to getting a new ignitor??
I suppose you could in theory put an inline resistor in the line, but I'm getting way out of my depth here.. but I still find it unlikely that the coil would not spark simply because it's getting 14v instead of 12.5v
AFAIK the coil fires when the power supply is interrupted- if the voltage is constant the coil would not spark, but it may heat up like you say.
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I suppose you could in theory put an inline resistor in the line, but I'm getting way out of my depth here.. but I still find it unlikely that the coil would not spark simply because it's getting 14v instead of 12.5v
AFAIK the coil fires when the power supply is interrupted- if the voltage is constant the coil would not spark, but it may heat up like you say.
__________________ "You can't fly with the eagles if you keep scratching with the turkeys."
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