I'm no electrician. But I did confer with the one I work with. The
meter read .001 when I removed all connections and put a probe on the
+ and - posts. I think I did it correctly.
Bob Lang's theory of me hooking up the Ignitor to an unswitched (ie,
always drawing current) circuit sounds possible. I just don't know how
to begin looking.
Jeff
Subject: Re: Ignitr lunchtime update
Author: Martin Libhart <mlibhart@feist.com> at SMTP
Date: 3/30/98 2:44 PM
Jeff:
The resistance reading doesn't sound right on your coil - most any coil has
more internal resistance than that, I believe. Usually runs 1.5 or so, or in
the case of a Lucas Sport Coil, may be as high as 3.0. Are you sure of your
reading??
Martin Libhart
1972 TR6
jbonina@nectech.com wrote:
> First, I hope I'm not boring you folks with my problem. Here is what I
> found at lunch with the meter.
>
> The battery reads 12.88 volts (non-cranking).
>
> With all the leads to the coil removed, except the spark plug wires,
> and the meter on the negative and positive terminal, there measure
> .001 ohms resistance; virtually none. I was under the assumption my
> '73 had a ballast resistor.
>
> I checked the voltage from the + side of the coil to the - side of the
> battery with the key on and it was only 6v. Is this a problem?
>
> Did I fry the Ignitor? Say it ain't so? Or, (hopefully), did my
> battery die coincidentally?
>
>
> Jeff
> No car, 80 degrees (bummer)
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