I require some old Victa coils that are still testing around 7-10?
I am surprised that someone is not re-making them, considering the current interest in the old Victas. I contacted one ebay seller who had some old ones that he tests but I found him so off-putting in his replies that I refused to buy anything off him. He had the attitude that he could not care less if people bought his coils or not which made me wonder if he could be bothered going to the post office to post them.
There is supposed to be one modern aftermarket coil that will work (Leading 5505). I ordered one recently from a mower parts company and it arrived in a sealed plastic packet and box, but believe it or not it was D.O.D. (="Dead on Arrival"). I couldn't work out what was wrong when I put it in and got no spark at all. So I tested it with the multimeter and got a constant reading of 1 kOhms through the lead and the positive wire. Dead! Someone in China or India must have missed a spot of solder! Have complained to the company I bought it from so hopefully can return it for a replacement or refund.
Does anybody have any old coils that are still testing at least 7 or more, or does anyone know of aftermarket coils that will work with the new electronic ignition modules?
If someone doesn't start re-making coils for these old Victas, there will be a lot of dead Victa 2 strokes sitting around sheds in future. I keep coming across perfectly good Victas with dead or poor spark due to failing or faulty coils.
