<VV> 63 Spyder Wiring

[Harry Yarnell]

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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