just wondering what coil would be good to use with the elec dizzy i just snagged of ebay. i have a GT40 coil with the points dizzy that i use now, would this coil be ok or do u need one designed for electronic ignition.
nibbsy
coil for elec dizzy
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, Jul 28 2007 10:09 PM
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 10:33 PM
You will need a straight 12V coil. Not one stamped "use with resistor".
The coil you have, should be GT40 "R" (for resistor) and wont suit.
You will have to supply 12V to your new coil, the standard wire to your coil will have a resistor built in, so you will need to run a new unresisted wire from your ignition switch.
Good luck!
The coil you have, should be GT40 "R" (for resistor) and wont suit.
You will have to supply 12V to your new coil, the standard wire to your coil will have a resistor built in, so you will need to run a new unresisted wire from your ignition switch.
Good luck!
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Posted 29 July 2007 - 12:12 PM
i run a gt40r with electronic ignition and i havent had any problems with it
is this really a problem?
is this really a problem?
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Posted 29 July 2007 - 05:59 PM
Are you supplying 12V to it or is it hooked up to the original wiring?
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Posted 29 July 2007 - 08:53 PM
supplying 12v to the coil
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Posted 29 July 2007 - 09:09 PM
Possibly the only thing might be the coil would run hotter?
I had an instance where a resisted (9V) coil was used on a 12V points ignition and after a few weeks the points wiper that runs on the cam in the dissy would melt and the points would close. It took a couple of sets of points to get to the bottom of this issue.
Obviously electronic wont have this issue but the module might suffer?
It would be interesting to learn what your hi-tension (spark plug) voltage is?
I had an instance where a resisted (9V) coil was used on a 12V points ignition and after a few weeks the points wiper that runs on the cam in the dissy would melt and the points would close. It took a couple of sets of points to get to the bottom of this issue.
Obviously electronic wont have this issue but the module might suffer?
It would be interesting to learn what your hi-tension (spark plug) voltage is?
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Posted 09 August 2007 - 11:50 PM
Just to answer your original question nibbsy, the part number for the coil normally used with electronic dizzy's (HEI systems) is HEC-716 (Bosch coil).
I believe this is the same coil used on both 6's and 8's too. It's a very common coil.
I believe this is the same coil used on both 6's and 8's too. It's a very common coil.
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