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Synchro909 · 09-20-2018, 05:00 PM

I was told by a guy who has forgotten more about Model As than I will ever know that oil fillied coils shoud be mounted with terminals up after I complained about having just had to replace my 5th coil in ten or fifteen thousand miles. He said he had to replace coils often too until he turned them over and no trouble since. He said that the primary windings are at the bottom of ther coil and if it is mounted terminas down, they get hot. I changed mine and no trouble since.
BUT I mentioned it at a club meeting one night and another member cut open an old coil and we couldn't see the logic in that. The fact that it works remained.
Are you confused yet??? I am and my coil will stay terminals up.

09-20-2018, 05:00 PM	#10
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,509	Re: coils question I was told by a guy who has forgotten more about Model As than I will ever know that oil fillied coils shoud be mounted with terminals up after I complained about having just had to replace my 5th coil in ten or fifteen thousand miles. He said he had to replace coils often too until he turned them over and no trouble since. He said that the primary windings are at the bottom of ther coil and if it is mounted terminas down, they get hot. I changed mine and no trouble since. BUT I mentioned it at a club meeting one night and another member cut open an old coil and we couldn't see the logic in that. The fact that it works remained. Are you confused yet??? I am and my coil will stay terminals up. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.