<VV> coil voltage (stock)

[Paul Fox]

I was taught that higher coil voltage will tend to burn up points quicker. However it also provides a hotter spark. That's why full voltage is provided during cranking. If you have something over 9.5 volts or so check points more often or change out your resister wire to decrease voltage at the coil.
Paul Fox 
--- On Sun, 8/14/11, Ramon Rodriguez III <corvairgrymm at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Ramon Rodriguez III <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> coil voltage (stock)
To: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Date: Sunday, August 14, 2011, 7:47 PM


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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>
>
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