Re: arrgh! ignition coil failure!

["Ed Phillips" <evp-at-xxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: Hhchicken1-at-aol-dot-com
> 
> This may be a bit off topic, but I hope someone can help me get the power
> supply for my TC back up and running...
> While running it this morning the ignition coil system (2 in parallel, see my
> earlier post "First light with car ignition TC") suddenly stopped.  I cannot
> find a single component in the 240v circuit that has failed - the series cap
> checks out, so does the dimmer switch and fuse. I can only get sparks when I
> switch the circuit on, normally just one.  I'm at a loss as to what's broken!
> I'm pretty sure the coils work OK cos I can get sparks from them during the
> moment when I switch the circuit on, but once it's on it does nothing.
> Please can somebody help me! :)
> 
> Thank you,
>       Henry Hallam

	Try another dimmer, but first see if rotating the control knob on the
one you have from to end makes any difference.  Sounds like a shorted
triac.

Ed