[AT] Grounded coil?

[John Wilkens]

Thanks very much for the info.  I'll ground it to be sure.   John



At 09:55 PM 08/28/2007, you wrote:
>John,
>
>I know you asked about grounding the coil but I just thought I'd throw it in
>here (and I am sure you already know this) that at least for the point style
>distributors the distributor does have to be grounded in order to provide a
>pulsating current to the coil primary which is required for the coil to do
>its' thing -
>
>Dudley
>Snohomish, Washington
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Larry D Goss
>Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:52 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] Grounded coil?
>
>Be careful.  It depends on the coil and the design of the ignition system.
>There are some systems that require the coil to be grounded.  Others don't.
>To be on the safe side, I always make sure the coil is grounded.  We've
>heard Farmer's mantra enough to all know it by heart -- Check the grounds,
>check the grounds, check the grounds.
>
>Larry
>
>----- Original Message -----
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>
> > NO.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> >> Does the case of a coil have to be grounded to the engine to work
> >> right?     John W.
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