- Wed Apr 13, 2022 6:34 pm
#56474
You have some weird stuff going on in that log. Please include the exact tune file used to take a log, as a pair.
Yes, agreed on all that about hardware testing. But, you can test coils on hardware test if you temporarily insert a ballast resistor into each active coil's power feed, typically just one-at-a-time for testing. Yes, the same big resistors used with old points distributor coils, with the same purpose - to protect the coil from extended over-current and over-dwell.
While not entirely risk-free, it may allow you limited testing for general spark, but is also slow enough to see when it fires (signal applied or removed, firing going high or going low).
Yes, agreed on all that about hardware testing. But, you can test coils on hardware test if you temporarily insert a ballast resistor into each active coil's power feed, typically just one-at-a-time for testing. Yes, the same big resistors used with old points distributor coils, with the same purpose - to protect the coil from extended over-current and over-dwell.
While not entirely risk-free, it may allow you limited testing for general spark, but is also slow enough to see when it fires (signal applied or removed, firing going high or going low).
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