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Old 09-21-2011, 08:39 AM   #6
art leong
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Default Re: Testing coils on a coil over plug system?

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Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen View Post
Art, most of those hall sensors will not tolerate 12 volts... most run on 5 or 8 volts. You may want to read back thru you instruction manual for your system.
The MSD 2348 sensor is supposed to work on 8 to 18 volts. I was powering it with 8 volts.
I'm going to try it as is to make sure it's the cause of the problem. Then I plan to power it up with 12 volts.
I'm thinking using the bottom of the allowable voltage might not be the best for the sensor.
Am I right?
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