Re: Re: How to start and what to look for?

[Anonymous]

thanks riber3 – glad it’s running now

LeClerc – did you sort your problem out – 6 Volts is the work of the devil – to do anything compared to a 12 volt circuit you need twice the current and therefore any voltage drop is doubled – because Mr Ohm said so – it’s the law. a coil draws current – i’ve never measured it but it’s a couple of maps or so. so if you are losing 1.6 volts with a couple of maps you are looking for an 0.8 Ohm resistance somewhere in the low tension circuit – including the ignition switch. That’s not a lot of resistance so, as Bryan says, all connections need to be good ones.

anyway – hopefully you have it sorted by now. if not, we may need a little more detail about how many volts you have exactly where referenced to which ground point and how that changes as things are connected.

I recommend starting from 12 volts – although I accept a squeaky clean 6 volt system with a good battery does work.

Chris