1st Generation Specific 1979-1985 Discussion

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Old Mar 24, 2003 | 08:54 PM
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I'm puting togeyher my ignition and I printed out the pages on it the diagram however doesnot show where the green and red wires go on the back of the igniter.Does the green go on the left or the right when looking at the back of the igniter the conections on the lower left which side does the green go? or does it matter?
Old Mar 25, 2003 | 01:21 AM
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i'm not sure it matters?



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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 12:00 AM
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Yes, it does. The pickup coil creates an AC signal that looks like this:
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 12:16 AM
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As you can see, the voltage slopes upward as the metal "point" swings toward the pickup

coil. Then the voltage reverses immediatly, then swings back up to zero.

It is at the point of voltage reversal, when the voltage passes zero, that the ignitor opens

the ground circuit and "fires" the coil.

When the polarity is reversed, the sharpness of the transition is lost and the accuracy of the

timing is lost.
Old Mar 27, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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ah ok. good to know



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