--- On Sun, 9/14/08, Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> If flicking the points open shows no spark then either the
> condenser *is* shorted, or there is no 12v feed through the
> coil.
My understanding is that in a circuit like this, the condenser
is there to prevent arcing at the contacts. The condenser takes
over the load from the air gap. I was looking at this in
bright daylight, so if there was a small spark I would not have
seen it.
> If you really did measure the coil primary as a
> dead short, and not simply too low a resistance for the
> meter,
Barney mentioned this as well. I'll need to measure it
again with an electronic meter. It very well could have
been just very low resistance.
> But if a rubber bumper...
Definitely chrome bumper. I don't think there were
any rubber bumper MGAs. :-)
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