Reply To: Stevens tester

[Dave Willacy]

Right!  The manual actually says to set the current first with the leads connected together, then test the coil at that setting.  If it sparks fine the coil is “good”.  Personally I like to see at what current it starts to fire and assess that reading against the “norm” in the book. Either way its important to have a standard voltage applied to achieve the current given the coils resistance.  Just me being picky.