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CB500/550 / Re: Has anyone used these coils?
« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on Today at 01:58:52 PM »My black Hendler coils are white coloured at the ends where they are sealed and the terminals fit.
There was a black + sign on the positive side moulded into the white ends.
If your coils have no markings on the body at all then I would guess the red connections are most likely positive.
If the coils are connected the wrong way round the bike will run but the HT spark will be reversed so instead of jumping from the centre spark plug tip to earth the spark path is reversed. Not sure what difference this makes in the long term as I know nowt about that sort of theory. I have read that electron flow is not the way most folk think i.e. +ve to -ve but is the reverse.
Folks here will know about the Electronics side of things.
There was a black + sign on the positive side moulded into the white ends.
If your coils have no markings on the body at all then I would guess the red connections are most likely positive.
If the coils are connected the wrong way round the bike will run but the HT spark will be reversed so instead of jumping from the centre spark plug tip to earth the spark path is reversed. Not sure what difference this makes in the long term as I know nowt about that sort of theory. I have read that electron flow is not the way most folk think i.e. +ve to -ve but is the reverse.
Folks here will know about the Electronics side of things.