Re: sourcing new starter

Posted by JWL On 2010/5/12 12:55:33

Okay, I may be showing my ignorance here, but isn't a coil basically a transformer with primary and secondary windings?

It would seem to me that one would want to preserve the primary-secondary relationship regardless of the battery ground. I don't think coils have "polarity". The "+" and "-" indicators on the coil terminals may not be the best way to label them. "Dist" and "Bat" would be more appropriate.

If a coil's primary and secondary output is the same then, either connection will serve. If they are different, then connection is important for maximum output.

I'll read the referenced articles more closely.

(o{I}o)