[AT] grounded coil

[Jason]

Well since this keeps kicking along, maybe we all need to remember there are
no absolutes in just about anything, unless a very specific scenario is
mentioned.

Do most coils on a tractor, since this is the list we're on, need to be
grounded? I'd say no. And It's pretty obvious the original poster isn't
talking about the wire connections, but the mount for the coil. Because if
you wire any of the electrical connections to ground, it's never gonna run.

Now in an attempt to steer the conversation somewhere else.  Neil Yerigan,
who's no longer with us,  gave me a one -on-one tutorial one day in his
shop. And I had a brand new set of points. They were spotless, to me at
least. Not good enough for him though. First a spray of contact cleaner,
then a thorough polishing with a brand new dollar bill, then another quick
shot of contact cleaner. Since he obviously knew more about that stuff more
than I, I remembered it. And use the technique to this day. Least I could do
for a man who took the time to teach a kid.

Jason
Eagan, Mn





On 8/30/07, Steve W. <falcon at telenet.net> wrote:
>
> Maybe you should actually work on an engine or two. GM has used a
> grounded coil for years, As has Chrysler, Ford and just about any other
> auto manufacturer. Add in most 2 strokes and any of the small engines
> out there that use a coil mounted near the flywheel to power the
> ignition. They are ALL grounded on one side. They have to be to complete
> the circuit.
>
> RonMyers at wildblue.net wrote:
> > OH! Brother some people will say anything to be correct. Yes you just
> > might be correct if for some reason somewhere sometime someone made a
> coil
> > that has to be grounded but in all the years that I been around I have
> > never seen nor heard of one so my statement of NO still stands for me
> > anyway.
> > Now that doesn't include all of the pre WW-I engines that I'm sure none
> of
> > us own or work on.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
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