<VV> Ignitor I Problems

[Eric S. Eberhard]

I ran a wire in the plug that the resistor wire is in between the 
start and end of the resistor wire.  This makes it 12 volts and takes 
1 inch of wire and is easily reversible and looks stock.  The 
resistor wire is really just a loop so jumping across the to ends 
does the trick just fine.  I still don't get 12 exactly, about 11.5, 
but that seems sufficient.

At 09:43 PM 7/13/2005, Derek Archer wrote:
>     Hello all. I just installed an Ignitor I electronic ignition
>into my '62 Monza Convertible and it runs great. I tried installing
>another one into my '64 Spyder coupe and for some reason, it would
>start and then cut out instantly. I looked at the Ignitor literature
>and it said to check for low voltage to the coil. Now, I know that a
>corvair coil should get around 6 volts to the positive terminal with
>the ignition on and 12 volts at "start". For some reason, the coil on
>the spyder is only receiving about 3 volts with ignition on. I know
>the Ignitor is designed to run between 5 and 15 volts. This explains
>why it fires up, when the key is on "start", it is getting 12 volts,
>which is enough to run it, but when the key is released, it drops to
>3 volts, which isn't enough to run the ignitor and the engine dies.
>For some reason, there is too much resistance somewhere in the wiring
>to the coil. Note that the '64 Spyder has a resistor wire, just like
>a regular Corvair engine. (Only the '62 and '63 turbos have an
>external resistor "block") I either need to figure out why there is
>too much resistance OR I could run the ignitor wire to a 12v switched
>source. However, I believe the former is more desirable since I want
>all the spark energy that I can get.
>
>Derek Archer
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