[TR] 6 volt coil

[John Mitchell]

Thanks Dave,  Does it make any difference that I'm using a pertronix 
instead of points?   John

Dave1massey at cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/21/2008 2:49:28 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> jmitch at 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