Hi All,

Please forgive my ignorance as I am a novice mechanic.
I have been fooling around with a couple of Victa 18 ignition systems. I found that both had faulty coils and one had a faulty condenser. I replaced one with a working ignition coil from an e-core and still no spark. I then disconnected the points and condenser and connected an electronic module. I got small voltage output but not enough to spark.

I have been wondering if the problem is with the stator core. Am I correct in thinking that the stator should be electrically isolated/separated from the crankshaft/flywheel? I have checked with a continuity tester and ohmmeter and get a reading from stator to crankshaft of less than 10 ohms on one and around 70 ohms on the other. Has the stator perhaps lost insulation?

Or does the stator core just need to have magnetism?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Steve

Last edited by Stephen John; 05/12/11 04:20 PM.