6 Volt Coil Wiring Diagram
This fsi conversion kit is designed for 6volt positive ground only.
6 volt coil wiring diagram. Installation instructions please read instructions carefully before installing your kit. The 1949 1951 engines crank 130 rpm without an automatic. Both have one continuous winding between and posts. They usually required only three wires.
The starter cranks a stock flathead engine at 100 rpms. 6 volt electrical tips tricks i ll use the term vom to denote volt ohm amp meter. The spark plug wire the power wire and the ignition switch wire. Wiring diagram pertronix 6 volt ignitor 1188p6 before your order one read the notes below.
Because the output spark is very much higher voltage 20 000v than the car battery 12v it doesn t care if the battery polarity is helping or hindering by a meager 12 to 14 volts in battery potential. There is no added resistor in series with the 6 volt coil inside the can of a direct 12 volt coil. To the coil on a positive ground car like a model a 9n 2n 8n ford tractor may 03 simple visual explanation of the wiring of the 6 volt generator regulator on my farmall super a 6 volt positive ground. Please do not leave ignition switch on more than 30 seconds without engine running.
Older model cars used the 12 volt ignition coils to provide power to the spark plugs. Find a copy of a positive groung wiring diagram to prove it to yourself. Term on 6 volt coil to distributor to points which are grounded on one side. The starter current draw on a ford v 8 through 1948 is 550 amps does not include v 8 60 s.
The simple fix for this is to reverse the two primary wire connections on the ignition coil. Please follow wiring diagram included in these instructions. May apply to others. Ignition coils of this type are usually a little larger than a soda can and are heavy.
These coils had very simple wiring.