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points gap: .020 feeler vs ohm multimeter?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mudbugger" data-source="post: 494906" data-attributes="member: 26013"><p>I "think" that you are talking about two different parameters. The .020/.022 gap setting, determines the dwell. The time the points are closed, which allows the current to flow into the coil and saturate the windings.</p><p>The ohmmeter is used to determine the exact time of opening, setting the timing of the spark.</p><p>I will confess, I know very little about the tuning of outboards, only working on a few of my own, BUT I am quite experienced with working on point style automotive ignition systems, having done that for a living, for quite a number of years, even recently during our 21+ years, in the Crosley parts and service business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mudbugger, post: 494906, member: 26013"] I "think" that you are talking about two different parameters. The .020/.022 gap setting, determines the dwell. The time the points are closed, which allows the current to flow into the coil and saturate the windings. The ohmmeter is used to determine the exact time of opening, setting the timing of the spark. I will confess, I know very little about the tuning of outboards, only working on a few of my own, BUT I am quite experienced with working on point style automotive ignition systems, having done that for a living, for quite a number of years, even recently during our 21+ years, in the Crosley parts and service business. [/QUOTE]
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