<VV> Secondary voltage at coils.(Was Bad Corvair)

[Daniel Monasterio]

The testings were made with full battery voltage (12.5 to 13 V at idle) on the Flame Thrower coil and reduced voltage on std. coil as manuals says.Have full voltage on both Pertronix units.
Daniel

From: FrankCB at aol.com
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:30:42 -0400
Subject: Re: <VV>Secondary voltage at coils.(Was Bad Corvair)
To: dmonasterio at hotmail.com; bobhelt at aol.com; vairologist at cox.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org






Daniel,
    Make sure you have at least 12 volts (13 to 14 
volts is better) at the power lead to the coil.  To to this it's necessary 
to bypass the resistance wire going to the coil which is there to reduce the 
wear on the ignition points in the distributor.  Since with the Petronixs 
you no longer have points, simply bypass the resistance wire to get the full 
battery voltage to the coil.  This step should make a significant 
improvement in the voltage to the sparkplugs.
Frank Burkhard
Boonton, NJ
 

In a message dated 10/18/2012 10:05:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
dmonasterio at hotmail.com writes:

  This topic lead me to coils secondary voltage using Pertronix. 
  I've found that, with Pertronix II and it's matching Flame Thrower coil 
  can't get more than 8 KV at idle but, it increases at high rpm, to more than 
  20 KV.
  With Pertronix I and std. coil, get about 10 KV at idle and about 15 KV 
  at more than 2,000 rpm. Didn't checked with points.
  On simple words, Pertronix I makes passing exhaust emissions tests (less 
  HC at idle) better than with Pertronix II but, I'm still concerned, on both 
  cases, about 
the different voltages between idle and high rpm as, I 
  supposed that on this electronic devices the coil output voltage shouldn't be 
  affected by speed (excepting 0 rpm).
  

  Daniel Monasterio
  Just trying to learn a bit more
  

  
  > From: FrankCB at aol.com
> Date: 
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:29:44 -0400
> To: BobHelt at aol.com; 
  vairologist at cox.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> 
  Bad Corvair
> 
> Bob,
> Maybe the "electricity" in this car 
  is simply old like Smitty and 
> required "revving up" to get 
  going.<GGG>
> Frank Burkhard
> Boonton, 
  NJ

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