Reply To: Testing coils, per1938 Bendix Scintilla procedure

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Tom wrote:

While the dates don’t match up, I think they DO mean a Model T Coil.  Using the primary side of a Model T coil would generate the same thing as using a Merc-O-Tronic or a Stevens tester with a vibrator tube.  I’ve done this with a Model T coil and one of the dual output military coils to run opposed twins with no magneto.

If you put the Bendix primary wires in series with the battery and the top and bottom terminals of a Model T coil, you should be generating a spark in the Bendix secondary.  You would have to put the Bendix high tension wires near each other to see the spark.

Tom

Your theory sounds very plausible to me.
One would think that it would be safe for the Bendix coils
if it’s a procedure in the Bendix shop manual.
Thanks.

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