Hmmm, Steve if you really did only measure 10.6 Ohms across the
secondary then something may be amiss. Typical coils should measure
much higher (in the K-ohms) across the secondary. Measuring 10.6 ohms
would classify as a short for such a winding. Maybe the Petronix coil
works differently from what I'm used to?
Frank
> Tom:
> I didn't think about the gas formula idea. Could be it, I
> guess. I did
> figure out how to test the coil. It pulls .9 ohms across the pimary
> circuit and 10.6 ohms across the secondary circuit. Now I
> have to figure
> out what's normal for this coil. Pertronix says it's a "super low
> resistance .6 ohm" coil. If my coil in fact has .9 resistance, that's
> 50% higher than it's claimed tto have, so maybe the coil is in fact
> toast, if I'm reading things correctly.
>
> Steve Sage
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