<VV> coil voltage (stock)

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

Ok thanks Harry, your input is very much appreciated.  I thought that a
constant 11 volts while running could overheat the coil and cause it to
start failing, I know I've been warned against ever running a stock coil on
a jumper direct from the battery for more than a few minutes (hotwire)  for
that reason, but then that would be 13 plus volts I guess.

I'll put in new points and see, thanks for saving me the expense of
replacing a coil that might not be bad (it's less than a year old).

Ray R.

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Harry Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Voltage right? Maybe, but not relevant.****
>
> We're not dealing with a true DC voltage with the engine running here. The
> idea of 6-7 volts at the + terminal is with the engine NOT running, and the
> points closed.****
>
> My comments were related to the possibility of bad dwell or dirty
> (oxidized) points.****
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