fitted new coil not getting hot now fingers crossedgwyndav310 wrote:im going away till monday will let you know when i have received and fitted coilbmcecosse wrote:Mine happens to be upright - but it shouldn't matter if they have been properly filled with oil.......
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- Mon May 21, 2012 10:38 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
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Re: coil wires
- Wed May 16, 2012 11:59 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
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Re: coil wires
im going away till monday will let you know when i have received and fitted coilbmcecosse wrote:Mine happens to be upright - but it shouldn't matter if they have been properly filled with oil.......
- Wed May 16, 2012 11:55 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
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Re: coil wires
bmcecosse wrote:Mine happens to be upright - but it shouldn't matter if they have been properly filled with oil.......
- Wed May 16, 2012 10:59 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
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Re: coil wires
i normally order from esm,is it true that coils should be mounted on the inner bay because the function better upright than flatbmcecosse wrote:Yes indeed - if you buy from a reputable supplier. But modern coils don't have a great reputation........
- Wed May 16, 2012 9:19 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
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Re: coil wires
the coil on the car when i bought it could be the wrong one if i buy a coil for a 1098 at least ill know it will be rightbmcecosse wrote:And how will you know it's the correct coil for the job? A simple multimeter from Maplins is all you need.
- Wed May 16, 2012 7:58 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
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Re: coil wires
sorry im not that good at electrics its easier for me to try a new coilbmcecosse wrote:It 'could' be - have you measured the impedance ? It may be a coil intended for a ballast ignition system ?
- Wed May 16, 2012 7:44 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
- Replies: 28
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Re: coil wires
The white wire is 'live'......the white/black wire is the connection from coil to dizzy - where it is earthed by the points when they are closed. But the impedance of the coil (~ 3.2 ohms) normally limits the current flow. When the points are open, 12 volts will be shown at both connections on the ...
- Wed May 16, 2012 3:33 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
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Re: coil wires
are you saying I've got the wires on wrong the white lead is to the + on the coil I'm saying that if you connect a 12 volt wire to the points they will melt. 12 volts goes to one side of the coil, and the wire from the other side of the coil goes to the points. ill check the wires and see which one...
- Tue May 15, 2012 11:54 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
- Replies: 28
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Re: coil wires
should i use a tester on the two wires to check which is livegwyndav310 wrote:there were no coil wires .i had to rewire the carbmcecosse wrote:That should be correct - white to +ve on coil, and white/black on -ve on coil and on the terminal on the dizzy. But was it always arranged so?
- Tue May 15, 2012 11:33 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
- Replies: 28
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Re: coil wires
there were no coil wires .i had to rewire the carbmcecosse wrote:That should be correct - white to +ve on coil, and white/black on -ve on coil and on the terminal on the dizzy. But was it always arranged so?
- Tue May 15, 2012 10:28 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
- Replies: 28
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Re: coil wires
are you saying ive got the wires on wrong the white lead is to the + on the coilMarkyB wrote:I bet that if you connect the coil feed wire to the points they'll melt!
- Tue May 15, 2012 10:25 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
- Replies: 28
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Re: coil wires
the car is a negative earth the minus sign on the battery is on the earth of the carbmcecosse wrote:It's 'never' the coil.......... We can't tell you how to connect the wires since you still haven't told us if the car is -ve or +ve earth........
- Tue May 15, 2012 3:17 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
- Replies: 28
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Re: coil wires
condenser or coil renewed coil still a problemkennatt wrote:sure they didn't say condenser
- Mon May 14, 2012 8:23 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
- Replies: 28
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Re: coil wires
because i was told it was one of the reasons my points were melting
- Mon May 14, 2012 5:07 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: coil wires
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coil wires
on the new coil i bought there is a plus and minus sign instead of the letters. what colour wires go where any help much welcome thanks
- Sat May 12, 2012 11:47 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: points problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 779
Re: points problem
i made a mistake this is the third set in as many weeks surely it cant be 3 faulty setsbmcecosse wrote:Unless you have immense pressure on the cam - I can't see how it's anything other than pathetic parts......... Send back for refund.
- Sat May 12, 2012 12:42 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: points
- Replies: 13
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Re: points
I buy that point set from my country ( Sri Lanka ) Long time ago - Work best to MM1000 - and very easy to remove point ,cleaning ,and set point gaping - not tight that as you say - I remember the point set made in England and the point set pack in a small cardboard box that have some blue lines - a...
- Sat May 12, 2012 12:18 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: points problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 779
Re: points problem
yes greased the cam this is the second set thats melted first set was a 1 piece the second a2 piece from charles ware thaks for your replybmcecosse wrote:Faulty/rubbish points more like.......you do have a spot of grease on the dizzy cam ??
- Fri May 11, 2012 10:19 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: points problem
- Replies: 4
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points problem
why is the plastic on my points melting these are the second lot fitted. only run the car for about 20 mins and it cut out when i checked the gap they had closed because they had melted could it be afaulty dizzy
- Fri May 04, 2012 3:05 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: points
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1697
Re: points
where did you buy those from and will they fit a 1098 engine thanksSandun wrote:Buy Like this - it is not any problem -good Luck[frame][/frame]