Many, many thanks for all the suggestions. This small issue of no spark is shaking my belief in the Spitfire gods. Earlier today, thinking that it might be cleaner just to put in the electronic ignition set because it included a dizzy as well as the magic box, I tried to install it. Ahem, the flat bar in the bottom of the shaft, that engages into the offset slot in the drive gear, would not engage. It is 180 degrees out. (Rotor points at 4 rather than 10 o'clock). Comparing the 25D dizzy I was using before, to this one, they are indeed reversed. This is, another, un-expected eventuality. (Wry smile). Using the electronic set-up, I turned the engine over with the plug wires in the normal position, and then changed them around so that #1 was at 4 o'clock and so forth. No change. There is no ballast resistor in the circuit at present. Tomorrow I'll remedy that, and use the suggestions to do more testing. It's not a good thing, but having lost my job 3 weeks ago, means I should have time to chase down this problem, eventually, with help from fellow listers and club members. Thanks! I'll advise of progress.
Nick Moseley NASS #278 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
