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Michaels Web Site
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Date: 4-5-2014
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Brief Description: Attempted first start
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I attempted a first start today. Although the engine turned over strong with the starter, it never caught. So I began trouble shooting with the help of others on the Sonex forums.
What I found was that I had wired the switch for the coils wrong. So wrong, in fact, that I wasn't actually providing any power to them!
The first photo is the Sonex wiring diagram.
The next photo shows what I did (all I did was ground the coils). I was thinking: "OK, I have a switch. One wire comes in, the other goes to ground." Nope! The coils themselves are grounded. I needed to provide power!
So my two options are shown below, with one coming from the master electric relay. That is easier for me to accomplish, but it means if I turn off the Master switch then the coils have no power going to them, though the primary/magneto system should still fire their plugs.
If I wire the switch directly to the battery (+) side, I already have 3 wires coming off that terminal, so it's getting rather crowded.
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Sonex's diagram
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Top = mine / Options A & B
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