Hi all,
I am starting to restore a '72 R60/5 SWB. I'm in the process of pulling it apart now and got to the coils so decided to check the resistance on both of them. My Clymer manual says primary resistance should be (For Bikes with Single Plug Coils) .67-.77 ohms. Secondary resistance should be 3.7-5.3 K ohms.
So both my coils are a good bit higher at: 1.0 primary, and 6.6K secondary resistance. In other words, resistance in my coils is about 25% higher than it should be.
I checked both coils, with two different multimeters and got the same results. Anybody out there know if this is reason for concern? Thanks gang!
I am starting to restore a '72 R60/5 SWB. I'm in the process of pulling it apart now and got to the coils so decided to check the resistance on both of them. My Clymer manual says primary resistance should be (For Bikes with Single Plug Coils) .67-.77 ohms. Secondary resistance should be 3.7-5.3 K ohms.
So both my coils are a good bit higher at: 1.0 primary, and 6.6K secondary resistance. In other words, resistance in my coils is about 25% higher than it should be.
I checked both coils, with two different multimeters and got the same results. Anybody out there know if this is reason for concern? Thanks gang!