On Fri, 16 Aug 1996 I wrote:
> I think one of the test these machines do is to cut out one cylinder at
> a time and measure the percentage fall in rpm. This gives some
> indication as to whether all the cylinders are producing the same
> power. It's a quicker version of doing a compression test, and
> checks more of the system. So that's why the engine tester needs to
> be able to kill the engine, or at least kill the power to one cylinder
> at a time. I guess it does this by shorting the coil during the time
> the cylinder should be firing.
I guess I mean shorting out the points, rather than the coil. Sorry.
Julian.
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Julian Daley, Dept. Clinical Physics, Guy's Hospital, London
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