Jumping switch on 2n

[Mo. Elder]

I am second guessing myself as to how to "jump the switch" at the resistor block on a 2n, 6volt.

I have been jumping from the bottom pole on the resistor to the pole on the upper right of the resistor (looking at the resistor from the front by the battery). I am assuming if I jumped from the bottom pole to the pole on the left, I would be by-passing the resistor and going straight to the coil which is what I do not want to do. Am I doing it correctly? I am going to order a new switch but want to be sure I have not been "hot wiring" it. Thanks for your help.

 

[souNdguy]

switch has 2 wires. one wire goes on the lower 3rd stud of the resistor plate. the other wire goes one ONE of the top studs. the OTHER top stud runs to the coil.

just visually see where the key wires are and go betwixt them.

tsc ones used to be yellow / black. not sure what they are selling now as repops..

 

[Mo. Elder]

Thanks Soundguy. The previous owner had bundled the switch wires with probably light wires and makes it where I can't follow the switch wires without untaping the bundle and maybe creating other problems.

 

[Royse]

That would be right if wired with the left side to the coil.
Hopefully you can see which one goes to the coil, then use
the other top post when jumping from the bottom.
You can jump straight to the coil if needed too, just don't
let it run that way long or you risk burning up the coil.

 

[souNdguy]

look at it like this. you ar elooking at 2 wires. ONE of them goes forward to the coil.

should be easy to id which one with an ohm meter or test lamp at a minimum

pull wire off coil, and both off resistor, test from coil and see where the end turns up.. that's the coil wire. the othern has to be the switch....

 

[BillM (OH)]

When I burnt up the ignition switch & some of the wiring (don't ask how), I just wire nutted what was of left of the two wires coming off the terminal block and resistor to turn on the ignition and unscrewed to shut it off until I was able to get to town and get another switch and replace the wiring.

 

[Mo. Elder]

Thanks everyone for your help.