Electrical Problem

[NM_kevin]

52 8N six volt side mount

Fully charged battery, no movement on the ammeter when cranked. Tested switch, it is good. Voltage at coil, no spark at test plug.

Changed the points today and broke off the copper contact strip. Haven't been able to locate copper to make a replacement. tried a short 12 gauge wire with connectors.

Is it safe to assume the rigged wire is the problem? If so, any ideas on a replacement copper contact strip? And if not the wire any other thoughts?

Thanks.

 

[old]

Your piece of wire is not the problem. BTDT and I have had more then one tractor set up that way. Remove the wire from the distributor side of the coil. Then with the ignition on hook it up and take it off, make sure the points are open when you do this. If you get a spark when you hook and unhook the wire then you have a short in the distributor and you need to fix that and that is where your problem is. If you do not get a spark then close the points and by hand open and close them. You should both hear and see a spark if not then you need to clean the points. Ya now days they can be new and dirty

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 00:38:22 05/28/11) 52 8N six volt side mount

Fully charged battery, no movement on the ammeter when cranked. Tested switch, it is good. Voltage at coil, no spark at test plug.

Changed the points today and broke off the copper contact strip. Haven't been able to locate copper to make a replacement. tried a short 12 gauge wire with connectors.

Is it safe to assume the rigged wire is the problem? If so, any ideas on a replacement copper contact strip? And if not the wire any other thoughts?

Thanks.

riginality police certainly frown on it, but I have one that avoided the short in the feed-thru insulator stud in the side of distributor & the copper strip problem, for many decades:

 

[NM_kevin]

Turns out needed a litle insulation between the wire
connector and inside wall of distributor. Used a piece of scrap
saddle leather. Worked like a charm.

Thanks for the advice.