>I've been working on a newly acquired '70 MGB/GT. While undoing some of the
>previous owner's bad wiring I was replacing the coil. This reminded me of
>something that has always bothered me. Why is the coil mounted upside down
>on the inner fender well? I've always replaced it that way, but it would be
>so much easier to identify the + & - terminals if it were positioned right
>side up. Is there any specific rationale for mounting it upside down? I
>know I've seen coils in general mounted in all kinds of positions so that
>really shouldn't effect it's function. Right?
Right. But, downward prevents things from falling onto the terminals,
and shorting things out. A random wrench, a bit of wire, whatever.
The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics says "Natural processes increase entropy".
Translation - "You think you're in trouble now? Just you wait..."
james fischer jfischer@supercollider.com
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