[Farmall] International A died (and I am baffled)

[Stephen Offiler]

I'll second what Jim said.  Sounds like the electrical shop doesn't
really understand how coils work.  In my experience I've encountered
plenty who make their living working with electrical items that simply
don't understand how things work.  The unfortunate extent of their
knowledge is a trial-and-error replacement of parts until the unit in
question is working again.  And somehow people can form a whole career
around that...

Steve O.


On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Jim Becker<jim.becker at verizon.net> wrote:
> That may mean it is time to find a different electrical shop.
>
> I'm unclear as to why the external condenser was added.  If the one is still
> inside the magneto, it would probably be closer to the right value alone
> than having 2 condensers would be.
>
> Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
>
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>> Out of curiousity I took the coil to the local electrical shop that works
>> on starters, magnetors, etc.  The part man checked the numbers and it is a
>> Delco Remy six volt coil without resister.  It said it does not make any
>> difference.  He said coils cannot tell voltage.
>
>> Ummm,  I thought a six volt coil would run hot if twelve volts fed into
>> it.  I have the tractor several years and it is worked fine.  Now there is
>> a solenoid ahead of it froming from the battery and starter.  Also, there
>> is an external condenser connected where the kill switch is connected (and
>> internal condenser in the magneto) to the magneto.
>
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