is there anyway to test coils

mattdd

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i am trying to track down an engine poblem, not running well. i switched the coils around and get diff results at diff postions with the same coil. is there any way to test it one is bad?
 

rodbolt

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Re: is there anyway to test coils

depends on the engine we are disscussing, remember we cant see it.
 

rodbolt

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Re: is there anyway to test coils

yes its testable.
from primary winding input to ground you should see less than an ohm, from secondary wire,not cap, to ground you should see about 2.5 K ohms.
best way is to test secondary Kv and primary input voltage.
 
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