Reply To: UPDATE: 48? GG9014 Sea King Spark Leakage Frustrated..

[John Gragg]

JOSEPH BRINCAT wrote:

If I understood correctly, you said that you had spun over the motor without having the SP wires either grounded or connected to grounded spark Plugs. If true, you may have compromised insulation somewhere in the secondary circuit. That high voltage will find a path to ground, either internal to the coil or perhaps burn through the SP wire insulation, like at a sharp bend or clamp.  I suppose that you could be seeing a “leak” somewhere in the secondary, somewhere between the coil and the spark plug boot,,, maybe ??? If there is a weak spot in the insulation, it would not be detectable with your ohm meter.

Joe B

So it’s possible I fried my coils, even if I rechecked them after I pulled the mag plate off? Sounds like I could have done “hidden” damage that I can’t recover from?

Dang it!

I knew I remembered someone, Crosbyman I think, saying something about not spinning the motor unless something electrical was done. I just couldn’t remember what.

Tell me if this makes sense. Could the high voltage that was arcing across #2 from the solder to the laminate be the “leaking high voltage”? If so, was I theoretically still safe then? If so, did I ruin it when I got the arc to go away with the electrical tape?

Is it possible these coils were toast b4 I got them and that is what was causing my original complaint? I say this because I’m 99% sure these are the same coils that were in the original motor when I got it last year. (LOL, playing the blame game)

I have spare coils, but trying not to use them.

Thanks for the comments. I appreciate your time.

Best Regards

John Gragg
RIverside, CA

Just starting in the hobby, please be patient.

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