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cdrus
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Jan 22, 2007, 10:26 AM

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Frown

im in need of some help please

i have a 3 wheeler robin reliant which in the last 2 months has been burning the points out every 3 weeks ish?
i have replaced all new part ie: points condenser coil pluges leads ect now it wont start even with new points i cant under stand this everything is set ok but it wont have it

any help please


steven


(This post was edited by cdrus on Jan 22, 2007, 2:11 PM)


DanD
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Jan 23, 2007, 6:57 AM

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I’ve never seen one of these in person let alone work on one. LOL (sorry)
But a lot of point ignition systems used some form of resistor in the primary circuit; to lower the voltage going across the points to help prevent arcing.
If this Reliant has a resistor it may have shorted across itself and allowed full system voltage to the points causing them to burn out. Also If this is true the resistor may now have burnt out and there is no voltage getting to the points.
With the ignition on and the points open do you have power to and through the ignition coil?
Dan.

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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 23, 2007, 12:01 PM

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Memories of points: If there is a lot of crusty transfer from one to the other the condenser is usually at fault even if new, T







 
 
 






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