On the way home from a do last night and the beast stopped and refused to start again. Couldn't get a spark, just plain refused. Luckily a pal with a van came to the rescue, having already pushed her a mile.
Checked the coil today. Low tension 5.3 and High tension 8.9. After checking over the wiring I found a dry joint near the switch and I now have a spark. I am however concerned with the coil readings as they don't seem to correlate with information I've found on t'internet. However, a spare coil I have gives similar readings.
Should I be unduly concerned and change the coil or just put it all down to the dry joint.
Cheers, Chris
Testing 12v Coil
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Re: Testing 12v Coil
Try the bike out, but carry the spare just in case, if all is well then your fears are for nought.
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Re: Testing 12v Coil
But tell your mate with the van where you are going
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Re: Testing 12v Coil
Vradumpsh!raffles wrote:But tell your mate with the van where you are going
Tony
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