Smoked another set of points, WTF? This just dosn't make sense |
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Smoked another set of points, WTF? This just dosn't make sense |
Eric Taylor |
Mar 29 2004, 10:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
So after my fuel pump wiring extravaganza, I found I had some how fried the wire from the points. So tonight I replaced the condensor and point's. This was my first time ever setting points, in the past I had just watched. I set them to what I felt was right, wen't to hit the key, it sounded like it was trying, but nothing was happening. I go back, pull the cap, and the wire to the point's is once again charcol, and it smell's like BBQ. This is so bizzar! The only thing I can think of is that when I put in the 73 relay board the wiring was different, so It smoked them. I'm at a total loss. What's going on here?
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John |
Mar 29 2004, 10:30 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
You are attaching your green points wire to the positive side of the ignition coil causing a dead short. That is melting your green points wire.
To test, leave the points wire disconnected and using a volt meter, test the post that you are trying to attach your green points wire to. You do not want the one at +12V with the key on. The green wire should be attached to the same terminal as the black/purple stripe (tachometer) wire NOT the solid black +12V wire. The coil is switched by the points and when the points open, the coil energy field collapses and a high voltage spark is created. The points switch the GROUND. +12 volts is constantly fed to the coil when the key is on. I hope this helps. |
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