<VV> 63 Spyder Wiring

[R. Stalder]

Is it possible that I am suffering from a severe case of the first timers 
paranoia?  And that the smoke is just flux left over from the manufacturing 
process?  And that I should just leave the ignition on until flux burns off?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: "R. Stalder" <stalder at cox.net>; <BobHelt at aol.com>; 
<Flat6Vair at insightbb.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> 63 Spyder Wiring


> Wait a minute; you say you have a Pertronics ignition, and the black wire 
> from that unit goes to the - side of the coil, and the ignition is on but 
> not running, and the resistor smokes? Maybe I'm mistaken, but there should 
> be no load on the coil. It's not like points are
> closed. Or is it?
> Harry Yarnell
> Perryman Garage and Orphanage
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "R. Stalder" <stalder at cox.net>
> To: <BobHelt at aol.com>; <Flat6Vair at insightbb.com>; 
> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> 63 Spyder Wiring
>
>
> I stated earlier that my resistor only smoked sometimes.  Just for the 
> record, I have now realized that it will smoke every time if the ignition 
> is left on long enough.  My coil and the resistor are both brand new. 
> Purchased from a reputable corvair vendor.  My coil is a Flamethrower I. 
> I'm reading 1.3 ohms (My DMM only reads to the tenth).  My resistor is 
> reading 1.8 ohms.  Pardon my ignorance, but I'm not sure what you mean by 
> capacitor.  I've assumed you are talking about the condenser that goes on 
> the side of the coil for radio noise suppression.  So I've disconnected 
> that.  Do I have the wrong resistor?
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: BobHelt at aol.com
>  To: stalder at cox.net ; Flat6Vair at insightbb.com ; virtualvairs at corvair.org
>  Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:54 AM
>  Subject: Re: <VV> 63 Spyder Wiring
>
>
>  In a message dated 4/18/2006 5:46:05 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
> stalder at cox.net writes:
>    Yes, this is a Spyder with external and separate resistor.  I have only 
> 1 wire from the resistor to the + side of the coil.  But I have the red 
> wire from the ignitor going to the resistor on the opposite side of the 
> coil wire.  Then I have a condenser hooked to the + side of the coil.  I 
> have the black Ignitor wire and the Tach connected to the - coil.
>  Hi,
>  Then the hookup is correct. The problem must be in the current being 
> drawn thru the resistor. So it's got to be a shorted capacitor or a 
> shorted coil. Remove or swap the capacitor. Either swap coils, or check 
> your coil's pri resistance with a DMM. It should read 1.35 ohms, not less. 
> Also check the resistance of the resistor. It should be 0.3 to 0.5 ohms 
> (.3 was stock).
>
>  It's got to be one of these items.
>
>  Since you are using an Ignitor I, what coil are you using? FYI their 40KV 
> coil is no better than a Corvair coil with 200 stamped on its shell.
>  Let us know what you find.
>  Regards,
>  Bob Helt
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