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Re: urgent auto elec help needed Tue, 18 November 2003 03:24 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
phil,

make a simple test lamp out of spare bulb (with fitting) and two wires (wrap base of bulb in insulating tape to prevent accidental shorts).

then test for presence of 12V from power wire feeding ignition (before ballast resistor) towards dizzi.

maybe you've disturbed something like:
-wires to/from ballast resister
-wires to noise suppresor at coil (if you have one)
-wires to points
-wire from points to capacitor at dizzi
no spark at coil suggests the points arn't triggering, hence problem lays between there and coil.

if you manually open/close point with a screw driver, do you get a small arc across the points? if not then no power to points, and/or cap at points not working.

oh, check earths too Wink

charles
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