Thanks Dave, Does it make any difference that I'm using a pertronix
instead of points? John
Dave1massey@cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/21/2008 2:49:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
> jmitch@snet.net writes:
>> The ballast resistor is still in place. How do I go about testing a
>> coil for resistance? Where do I put the test leads? Thanks John
>
> Disconnect one of the wires from the coil and place your meter leads
> one each coil terminal.
>
> Touch the meter leads together to get a reading that corresponds with
> zero ohms and subtract that from what you get when you measure the
> coil. Most meter leads will measure about 0.2 - 0.5 ohms. Cheaper
> ones may read as high as 1 ohm.
>
> Dave
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