BOMBARDIER RALLY 200 2003 Shop Manual page 218

Section 05 ELECTRICAL
Subsection 05 (IGNITION SYSTEM)
NOTE: An ignition coil with good resistance mea-
surement can still be faulty. Voltage leak can occur
at high voltage level which is not detectable with
an ohmmeter. Replacing the stick coil may be nec-
essary as a test.
First, check the ignition coil primary peak voltage.
Remove spark plug.
Insert a pin into RED/VIOLET wire location in igni-
tion coil connector and connect a multimeter
probe to it. Place the other probe on the engine.
Shift transmission into NEUTRAL and turn ignition
switch ON. Then, place the stop engine switch to
RUN position.
Crank engine a few seconds and check the ignition
coil primary peak voltage.
Repeat operation 3 times and note the highest
peak voltage.
The ignition coil peak voltage should be around 12
Vdc.
If the peak voltage is lower than the specification,
check the ignition coil resistance.
Ignition Coil Resistance
Disconnect both connectors from the ignition coil.
Using a multimeter, check the resistance in both
primary and secondary windings.
For checking the resistance of primary windings,
do as follows:
Connect the RED (+) probe of multimeter to the
WHITE/GREEN wire location and BLACK (-) probe
of multimeter to the RED/VIOLET wire location
the ignition coil.
PRIMARY WILDING
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The primary wilding resistance should be between
2.2 ± 0.3 Ω at 20°C (68°F).
For checking the resistance of secondary wind-
ings, do as follows:
Connect the RED (+) probe of multimeter to the
WHITE/GREEN wire location of the ignition coil
and BLACK (-) probe of multimeter to the high ten-
sion cable.
SECONDARY WILDING
SECONDARY WILDING
With spark plug cap
Without spark plug cap
NOTE: Make sure to reconnect WHITE/GREEN
wire connector to positive (+) and RED/VIOLET to
negative (-) terminals of the ignition coil after the
test.
RESISTANCE
AT 20°C (68°F)
18 ± 2.5 kΩ
13 ± 2.5 kΩ
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