Rev counter, coil wiring & voltage regulator
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:30 pm
I have two electrical problems which are:
1. My rev counter isn't working.
2. The red ignition lamp on the rev counter stays on when the engine is running. I've done some searching in the forums and think I may have the answers but wanted to check rather than try a fix and damage something. I'm reassembling my Elan S2. It's a new loom and has positive earth.
1. Rev counter not working: I've got the white wire looped through the fitting on the back of the rev counter. The rev counter is a positive earth type. At the coil I've got the white low tension wire from the loom going to the positive connection and the other low tension wire from the negative on the coil goes to the distributor. Have I got the wiring at the coil the wrong way around?
2. Red ignition lamp stays on when the engine is running. Is that problem likely to be caused by a problem with the voltage regulator?
Thanks in advance.
Paul
1. My rev counter isn't working.
2. The red ignition lamp on the rev counter stays on when the engine is running. I've done some searching in the forums and think I may have the answers but wanted to check rather than try a fix and damage something. I'm reassembling my Elan S2. It's a new loom and has positive earth.
1. Rev counter not working: I've got the white wire looped through the fitting on the back of the rev counter. The rev counter is a positive earth type. At the coil I've got the white low tension wire from the loom going to the positive connection and the other low tension wire from the negative on the coil goes to the distributor. Have I got the wiring at the coil the wrong way around?
2. Red ignition lamp stays on when the engine is running. Is that problem likely to be caused by a problem with the voltage regulator?
Thanks in advance.
Paul