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coils can only burn for one reason…to much juice
the wire size naturally limits the current by it’s resistance characteristics (diameter x length) but if the operating voltage is to high more amps will flow (cram in ) increasing the watts it needs to dissipate within the coil.
With nowhere to go the heat rises and fries the coil’s wire insulation (varnish) further reducing (shorting out) the overall resistance causing more heat etc… etc…
In other words…. (to much voltage & amps "watts" X to much time)
So either the Merc O tronic is defective , not adjusted or used properly (?)
or… that coil had a bug in it and it is just as well it died in the shop.
jm (saturday morning) ho…
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