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I’m sure this has been discussed before but starting a new thread to capture the knowledge.  Is there a simple way to check coil function on the bench?  I have an older style coil that is really beat up and I think has been exposed to some nasty chemicals or something because the plastic housing is gummy, soft and sticky. It also has a deep gash that broke through to the coil underneath. Not sure if it’ll function or is fixable.

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It doesn't look good . I had a coil tester years ago but when the stopped using points in the 80s sold it

wish I had it now  hindsight is 20/20

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Yeah, guessing this one isn’t going to be repairable. I’ll have to dig through my stuff to see if I have another donor coil like this older style.

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The only simple test is to use a multimeter (set to ohms/resistance function) to test the two coil windings, the secondary coil should have a resistance in the kilohm's range, but this will not tell you if the secondary has shorted turns.

 

Coil testers can't be common outside of a repair shop, with a bit more electronic knowledge other test gear could be used.

 

David

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Yeah, looking to replace this one. The plastic is so squishy and sticky it’s nasty!  Now I just need to keep on the lookout for one of these older style coils...

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I have a good coil but the wires are messed up. A little wire, a little solder, a little shrink tube or just shrink tube them.

Let me know if you want itIMG_0464.JPG.dae9a31ebafc1d0befab78c60864a5f7.JPG

 

 

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Thanks John, I might take you up on that.  I found another one off an old rusted engine- it’s pretty ugly. I’m going to try it first but I don’t have high hopes because it’s pretty corroded and rusted between all the little thin metal plates. If it doesn’t work then I’ll probably need to buy your’s.

 

I finally got this little engine all pulled apart and forgot about these early ones having the bearings with the plastic cages - what a bad engineering idea that was...  This may not have been the best engine for me to pick as an experiment for gasket and seal alternatives but I’m committed now...

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8 hours ago, CNew said:

This may not have been the best engine for me to pick as an experiment for gasket and seal alternatives but I’m committed now...

Do you need some ( better) bearings ? I should had some somewhere.

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16 minutes ago, JUST O&R said:

Do you need some ( better) bearings ? I should had some somewhere.

 

I might, it looks like at least one of the cages has a crack all the way through. It’s still holding together and the rollers move freely. I’m surprised this old plastic hasn’t disintegrated completely, however I suspect running the engine might blow it to bits...  I’m going to scrounge through my stuff as well and see if I have something in a donor engine. I don’t really want to put new parts in this engine, I’d rather save them for a tool project. I’ll keep you posted but if you come across some let me know. These older style plastic ones seem to be a little harder to come by. I wish it were possible to swap over to metal but the design is completely different.  I’ll try to add a couple photos of what I’m running into later tonight.

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Already off topic, oh well.

They did use metal bearing cages in the late production model plane engines that preceded the Compact range, must have been a crap cost cutting idea to use the plastic ones, they also seem to swell up which may be the reason they destroy themselves.

 

David

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