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How to check ignition coil & correct resistance values?

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:52 pm
by GT500-2stroke
Hi,

What are the correct resistance values for ignition coil windings?
I am getting 0.0 Ohm on input side and ~17.8KOhm on output ( which goes to spark plugs ).
Are these values correct?

Which manual should I buy ? Where can I find this manual ?
Thanks.

Re: How to check ignition coil & correct resistance values?

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 2:00 pm
by GTandcbr
Hi
Here is a link to help you
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Re: How to check ignition coil & correct resistance values?

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 2:32 pm
by karl pa
You might have a hard time finding a manual, I bought one but mostly covers the T500, which is quite different on electrics.
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Re: How to check ignition coil & correct resistance values?

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 2:45 pm
by jabcb
See Service Bulletin GT-28: http://www.ozebook.com/compendium/techb ... 027-33.pdf
Make sure your multimeter is adjusted to the correct scale. Your secondary reading will be higher if you are including the spark plug resistor cap.

Re: How to check ignition coil & correct resistance values?

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:34 am
by GT500-2stroke
jabcb wrote:See Service Bulletin GT-28: http://www.ozebook.com/compendium/techb ... 027-33.pdf
Make sure your multimeter is adjusted to the correct scale. Your secondary reading will be higher if you are including the spark plug resistor cap.
Absolutely correct!

When I pluged in spark plug cap, the resistance value increased and overshoot the scale on multi-meter!
That was causing me to think that the connection is lost!

Thanks a lot for your help.

I have also checked magneto coils.
And it shows resistance values which are in thousands of Ohms.
Is this expected?
What resistance values should I be getting?

Does it mean that CDI unit is the culprit now?
I have checked ignition coil, magneto coils, exiter/pulsar coil.
All of these show some resistance values.
All of these show no broken connection.
But I have not recorded resistance values and compared with expected values.

Where can I find resistance values for all of these coils?

Re: How to check ignition coil & correct resistance values?

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:35 am
by GT500-2stroke
jabcb wrote:See Service Bulletin GT-28: http://www.ozebook.com/compendium/techb ... 027-33.pdf
Make sure your multimeter is adjusted to the correct scale. Your secondary reading will be higher if you are including the spark plug resistor cap.
Will read..thanks..