Thanks Frank. The coil is new and the connectors are tight. Just wanted to
verify that "+" was the Contact Breaker side on a positive ground car. When I
installed the coil I unthinkingly followed the instructions that came with the
coil which were obviously for a negative ground car. Couldn't just wire it
like the old coil because the car had been disassembled years before. Checked
when I got home today and the coil is wired backwards.
Larry
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From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net on behalf of Frank Clarici
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 5:56 PM
To: Larry G. Miller
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: Spark
Larry G. Miller wrote:
> O.K. who's going to explain the inner workings of the
> distributor/coil/resistor/points/condenser relationship in laymen terms for
> all of us dummies.
Larry
CB= contact breaker (points) and it should be the + side on a Positive grd car
CB would be SW on a converted Neg grd converted car (confused yet)
Negative ground Sprite goes like this...- or SW (switch) goes to points. All
coils
went to + or - when the cars went to negative ground in 1968. If you have a
coil
that says SW and CB it is from a positive ground car but can be used on a neg
grd
car if you swap the connections. (SW>points and CB>switch)
Positive ground Sprite + or CB goes to points -or SW goes to ignition switch.
Your question about a faulty ignition system could be the condenser, they tend
to
work for 5 mins, konk out and cool off and work again.
Also check the little rivets on the low tension terminal of the coil, I had a
loose one once that drove me crazy for several months. (on/off whenever it
wanted)
Frank Clarici
No rice nohow
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