[Shop-talk] Ignition Coils

[Steven Trovato]

Bob,

Take a look at this Lucas catalog:

http://campkahler.com/files/Lucas-400e-to-F68-ocr.pdf

Go to page F58 for the coil section.  You will see the different 
model numbers and the specifications and features.

-Steve Trovato
strovato at optonline.net

At 04:43 PM 6/6/2012, Bob Nogueira wrote:
>I need a   Lucas coil for my British built Isetta.   Looking through all the
>Lucas coils I have in a box I see that each one seems to have a different
>number. Looking on line the number of  Lucas coils seems to go on for ever.
>Now  I know that there are coils that use a  external resistor and some that
>that donbt .  I also know that there are 6 volt and 12 volt coils.  My
>question is why are there so many different coil models?   I mean even
>accounting for  screw in terminal and  Spade vs threaded posts  it seems that
>there are far more  than the possible combinations.   What other factors come
>into play in choosing the right coil?
>
>Thanks for any input
>
>Bob