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Ive just installed a PAMCO v3 ignition on a 360 and am currently not getting a spark on either plug. When I initially received the unit, I wired it temporarily just to make sure it worked and was able to get the bike running on the left cylinder only. I figured no spark on the right side was because of my quick wiring job so I pulled the unit off and took the time to properly attach connectors and figure out how to mount the advancer under the battery. I also checked for continuity between all my crimped on connections and solder points on the pamco boards. All checked out good. Now after reattaching the unit to the bike and checking and double checking my connections (using the diagram on pamco' website) I cannot for the life of my figure out why I cant get a spark on either side. I've read through so many pamco threads for things I should check and here are my details:
Bike Info:
Tests and Readings:
*One thing I did notice Pete mention in another forum (screenshot) was that the voltage at the green and white wires from the e-advancer to the coils should drop to nearly 0 while the rotor passes over the sensors (albeit on a dual output coil). Does anyone know if this is true for the 360s as well? I tested the voltage while e-starting and the voltage only dropped to ~10.5 and makes me wonder if my pamco unit is defective. But I really have no idea.
Im going to send this info over to Pete too but I know hes busy. Hoping someone here can provide some helpful knowledge because I so badly want to love this unit.
Ive just installed a PAMCO v3 ignition on a 360 and am currently not getting a spark on either plug. When I initially received the unit, I wired it temporarily just to make sure it worked and was able to get the bike running on the left cylinder only. I figured no spark on the right side was because of my quick wiring job so I pulled the unit off and took the time to properly attach connectors and figure out how to mount the advancer under the battery. I also checked for continuity between all my crimped on connections and solder points on the pamco boards. All checked out good. Now after reattaching the unit to the bike and checking and double checking my connections (using the diagram on pamco' website) I cannot for the life of my figure out why I cant get a spark on either side. I've read through so many pamco threads for things I should check and here are my details:
Bike Info:
- Bike was tuned and running very well prior to pamco install. Rode 1k miles over a long weekend about a month ago.
- AGM battery with a 12.9v across the terminals. Voltage remains in this range after several e-starts so its a healthy battery.
- New combo reg/rectifier from sparck moto installed a month ago. No more dead battery after riding around town.
- Coils are less than a year old.
Tests and Readings:
- Voltage at red wire connecting to e-advancer unit with key on: 12.35
- Voltage at black wire connecting to coils with key on: 12.34
- Voltage at red wires on sensor plate with key on: 11.62
- Voltage at both green and white wires from e-advancer to coils with key on: 12.4. Coils were connected to power as well, not sure if this makes a difference. More on this below*
- Continuity between ground black wire from e-advancer unit and battery negative checks out.
- Resistance at primary coil winding: 3 ohms
- Resistance at secondary coil winding: 10.66k ohms
- Swapped out spark plugs during this process. They smell of gas but are clean.
- Sensor plate installed exactly as shown on pamco's webstie.
- I did a "spin test" as described by Pete in another thread where the cam shaft pin is removed and you spin the pamco rotor by hand over the sensors rather than with the starting motor while holding plug to engine. Still no spark.
*One thing I did notice Pete mention in another forum (screenshot) was that the voltage at the green and white wires from the e-advancer to the coils should drop to nearly 0 while the rotor passes over the sensors (albeit on a dual output coil). Does anyone know if this is true for the 360s as well? I tested the voltage while e-starting and the voltage only dropped to ~10.5 and makes me wonder if my pamco unit is defective. But I really have no idea.
Im going to send this info over to Pete too but I know hes busy. Hoping someone here can provide some helpful knowledge because I so badly want to love this unit.