Very droll, Larry..........{VBG}
Lawrie
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
To: British Sportscar Center <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Cc: MG <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 11:24 AM
Subject: RE: Coil orientation
> Lawrie Alexander wrote:
>
> >A few years ago, I e-mailed another list to inquire if anyone knew why
coils
> >were so often mounted upside-down. Someone with an electrical engineering
> >background replied that coils were oil-filled in order to provide cooling
> >and that the upside-down orientation was intended to ensure that there
was
> >always oil around the contact end of the coil which, he said, was where
most
> >of the internal heat was generated. Made sense to me (and I've only once
> >encountered a coil that leaked).
>
> Wrongo, oh great one, I thought everyone knew the coil mounts in a
downward postition so the electricty will flow out better ...
> I'm ashamed of you Lawrie.
>
> Larry Hoy
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