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CompatibleCoilsforUsewithHotSparkIgnition

AppliestoHotSpark3Series(red)ignitionkits
CoilWarning:DONOTusealowresistanceoranHEIstylecoil.Useacoilthathas
resistanceintheprimarycircuitofatleast3.0Ohms().Usingacoilwith
insufficientprimaryresistancecancausetheignitionmoduletooverheatand
misfireuntilitcoolsdownagain,orfailprematurely,whichwillvoidtheHotSpark
ignitionwarranty.
14.0VoltsMaximumChargingSystemVoltage:Chargingsystemvoltage,measured
atthecoil's+terminal,mustneverexceed14.0voltsatanyRPMlevel.Tolessen
theimpactofovervoltageandvoltagesurgestotheignitionmodule,a1.4Ohm
ballastresistorcanbewiredbetweenthecoil's+terminalandtheREDHotSpark
ignitionwire.Otherwise,toomuchvoltage/amperagecandamagetheignition
module.
DONOTreversethepolarityoftheREDandBLACKwiresitwilldestroythe
ignitionmodule(andvoiditswarranty)!TheHotSparkmodulesredwireconnects
topositive(+or15onBoschcoil).Theblackwireconnectstonegative(or1on
Boschcoil).Removethecondenseranditswirefromvehicle.Allotherwiresare
connectedtothecoilintheiroriginalplaces.Thismoduleisdesignedfor12V
negativegroundapplicationsonly.
Makesurethattheignitionwireshaveplentyofslackinsidethedistributorandare
notrubbingonanymovingparts.Ifyouneedtoextendthelengthoftheignition
wires,use18or20gauge(AWG)wire.Crimptightlyorsolder(best)andinsulate
allconnections.

CompatibleCoils

TheBERUGermanyBlueCoilhas3.3primaryresistance.IdealforusewithHotSpark
ignitionkits.

Thefollowing12voltBoschcoilsshouldbecompatiblewiththeHotSparkelectronic
ignitionmodule(4cylinder):

00015
0221119021(BoschBlackcoil)
0221119020(BoschBlackcoil)(VW022905115C)
0221119027(BoschBluecoil)(VW043905115C)
9220081039(Brazil)
9220081054(Brazil)
9220081083(00012)(BoschBluecoil)
043905115C(00012)(BoschSilverCoil)

TheBoschcoilsaboveshouldhaveaprimarywindingwith3.0to3.3resistance.Bosch
coilsaremadeinanumberofcountries,withvaryingamountsofprimaryandsecondary
resistance.It'sbesttocheckthecoil'sprimaryresistancewithanOhmmeter(adigitalmulti
meterinthe200mode).Installa1.4orsoexternalballastresistor(HS14BR)between
theignitionswitch(+12Voltpowersource)andthecoil's+terminal,ifthecoil'sprimary
resistanceisquestionableorborderline.

Bosch0221119030(BoschRedCoil,Brazil)1.6to1.8primaryresistance(OKfor6or
8cylinderignitionkits,notenoughprimaryresistancefor4cylinderignitionkits).

BERUGermanyBlueCoil:3.3primaryresistance

LucasCoilPrimaryResistance:
DLB1053.0(oilfilled)

DLB1013.0(oilfilled)
FlameThrower(madeinChina)CoilPrimaryResistance:
405013.0(oilfilled)
405113.0(oilfilled)
406113.0(epoxyfilled)
DonotuseanyotherFlameThrowercoil,asitwon'thaveenoughprimaryresistance,
allowingtoomuchamperagetoflowtotheignitionmodule,destroyingthemoduleor
shorteningitslife.
InexpensiveCoils:
Duralast(Autozone)LU8003.3primaryresistance,8.3Ksecondaryresistance(oil
filled)
WellsLU8003.3primaryresistance,8.3Ksecondaryresistance(oilfilled)
ImportDirect2302543.2primaryresistance,secondaryresistance:7.8K
MeasuringCoilPrimaryResistance:Coilmusthaveaminimumof3.0Ohmsprimary
resistance.Tomeasureprimaryresistance:Labelandremoveallwirestocoil(+or).
Usingacommondigitalmultimeterinthe200mode,crosstheredandblackleadsofthe
Ohmmeter.Allowafewsecondsforthereadingtosettleandwritedownthereading.
Stillinthe200Ohmmode,measurebetweencoils+andterminals.Allowafewseconds
forthereadingtosettle,untilitstabilizes.Subtractthepreviousreading,takenwiththe
leadscrossed,tocompensateformultimetersinherentresistance.Donotusealow
resistancecoil,suchastheMSDorAccelcoiltheydonthaveenoughprimary
resistanceforthisapplication.Usingacoilwithtoolittleprimaryresistancecan
causetheignitionmoduletooverheatandmisfireuntilitcoolsdownagainorfails,
voidingthewarranty.
MeasuringCoilSecondaryResistance:Forbestperformance,coilshouldhave7KOhms
primaryresistance.Tomeasuresecondaryresistance:Labelandremoveallwirestocoil(+
or).Usingacommondigitalmultimeterinthe20Kmode,placeoneOhmmeterleadon
thecoil's+orterminalandtheotherOhmmeterleadinthecoil'scenterhightensionwire
socket,thesocketthatholdstheleadfromthecenterofthecoiltothecenterofdistributor
cap.
Checkthevoltagereadingatthecoil's+terminal,enginerunning,atmaximumRPMat
thecoil'spositiveterminal.Ifthevoltagereadingismorethan14.0voltsatanyRPMlevel,
thevoltageregulatorlikelyneedsreplacingora1.4Ohmballastresistorshouldbewired
betweenthecoil's+terminalandtheredHotSparkignitionwire.Toomuchvoltagecan
damagetheignitionmoduleandotherelectroniccomponents.Theballastresistorisusually
mountedonthefirewallordirectlyonthecoil.
Ifthechargingsystemvoltage,measuredatthecoil'spositiveterminal,ismorethan14.0
voltsatanyRPMlevel,thevoltageregulatorlikelyneedsreplacingora1.4Ohmballast
resistorshouldbewiredbetweenthecoil's+terminalandtheredHotSparkignitionwire.
Toomuchvoltagecandamagetheignitionmoduleandotherelectroniccomponents.
Chargingsystemvoltageof13.6voltsorsoisplenty.
OhmmeterCalibration:WhentheOhmmetersredandblackleadsareconnectedtoeach
other,thereadingshouldbe0.00orveryclosetozero.If,though,forexample,withboth
Ohmmeterleadsshortedtogether,thereadingis0.5,youllneedtosubtract0.5from
thereadingyougetwhenmeasuringthecoilsprimaryresistance.Forexample,ifthecoils
primaryresistancereadingis3.5,butwhentheOhmmeterleadsareshortedtogetherthe

readingis0.5,thenthecoilsprimaryresistanceis3.0:3.50.5=3.0.This
calibrationprocedureappliesonlytoresistancemeasurementsmadeinthe200modeofa
digitalOhmmeter.
TheinherentresistanceoftheleadsisnegligibleinhighermodesoftheOhmmeter.If
youreusingananalogOhmmeter,touchtheleadstogetherwhilesettingtheneedleonzero
beforemeasuringresistance.
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