No. The coil should measure close to 3 ohms. 1.7 ohms will cause the current
through the primary winding to be higher than it should be and result in
overheating and premature failure.
Cheers,
Lew Palmer
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From: mg-t-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of JohnD
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 3:12 PM
To: MG T List
Subject: [Mg-t] Ignition coil
Digging around through a box of stuff in my garage for a spare copil to
carry on the Rallye to Reno.
I tested one that I think came out of a bugeye Sprite a few years back. Says
"Made in Mexico" on it, so it's as American as a Ford or VW Jetta.
When I tested it with a VOM, I got 1.7 as a reading across the primaries and
8,200 from the primary to the center terminal.
I may have my decimals in the wrong place, but given those numbers, does
this sound like reasonable spare coil to carry
John Deikis
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*Running the Rallye to Reno in a '53 MG TD*
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