I wrote awhile back about the VAI I just bought in which they tried a conversion to 12 volt. What they did was run the positive connection off the battery to the starter switch and from there they went to the starter and the coil directly and from the coil to the distributer, and negative from battery to ground. All other wires they removed including the wire from the generator.
It has been running ok, today I had it running and it died. In checking it out I had 12 volts at the coil, however the coil was extremely hot, it is warped and it appears that there is oil on it and coming from it. The coil is labeled 12 volt but an external resistor is required.
My question is this just a coil that has gone bad or is there something else that I need to put into the wiring, or should I change how it is wired, if so, how should it be wired?? Thank you for any and all help.
It has been running ok, today I had it running and it died. In checking it out I had 12 volts at the coil, however the coil was extremely hot, it is warped and it appears that there is oil on it and coming from it. The coil is labeled 12 volt but an external resistor is required.
My question is this just a coil that has gone bad or is there something else that I need to put into the wiring, or should I change how it is wired, if so, how should it be wired?? Thank you for any and all help.
