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o n g i n c .C u r r e r i its g e n o r a i . ei dn t h ew i r r d i n e sc . rtnh e
t w e l v ep o l e so f t h e s t a l o i p l a t a ,r r r n e, r f w l r i c l ts u p -
p l y p o l o r f o r t l r e r y e h i c l elsi g h t sa n d i o rf o r c h a r g -
i n g t h e b a t t e r y ,a n d t h r e e o f v y h i c hs u p p t yp o w e r
for ignition.
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c o n d e n s e r s a n d t h e n o c e s s a r ys o i r d - s l i r t e' - ' r , .r i , r . , , ,
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r o t c r ( 2 ) r o v o l v i n ew i t t t r nt h u t i m i n g n n g { 4 )i : r , 1. . . r ' ' ;
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; r o t i i ' : r r , r r ' ! nsal o t ( B ) i n t h e t i m i n g r o t o r c o n t r o l s discttarges.
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hc;trigaeringslot genoralosvoltagein the trigger
coiis.Tho rleep slotted portion generatesa higher u s e d t o l o c a t et h e f a u l t y c o { i , i ) ( ) n c r l t .
vulliag,n ihan tho shallowslottedportion. In opera- W/{t?}ltt'iCl: it is nc:-r',iltic to iui''t;i ne\{ eiorltrr.r,r;63
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i n f i n i t yo h r n s .
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c u i t ,0 o h r n s .
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ohms.
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ohms. S t c r p 3 [ - ] e l n c t ' e i i i t : t : r - r rci lr - : \ r e ri.l r ; t ; q r.r it t ) ' r ; , . i . r , : , ,
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nect the ohmr,.l{.ler icaCsto !r:rminalsri'1 (reC) l e a d ) . C o n n e c t c i ' l r ' l. - . t ' r n i f n r : l f l 't: : ;j l c i r ' , . l ' i - . . . - -
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t e r r n i n a l s l u r - jc r ; l n c i r : i l . ( l . L l r n , ' ; r : l ' ; f 1
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J . C o n n r : c t h ( i o h n t r n 2 l e rl e , - r dtso i e r m i n a l s# 4 S e e F i ' - q u r e7 . T l r e o r ' t m r f l ( : l o r$ i r : i l l c r j i r d i i , ; : ' , n ' . . , ;i ,
( w h i t e )a n d i ' 5 ( p r e t r r r )T.l " r ao i i m r n e t e rs i r c u i d
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necessaryto rerrrovethe leacitenninals frorr the
p l u g - i nc o n n e c t o r . . 0 6 o h r n s .T h g e > r i r a r n e tl cv w n r i n , a r yr c s i s i a r r l er : i
practlcailyirnporsrclc lo reiiC oll .r or;r';.rr',,tllcri.''.
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l i n g t h e t e r n r i n ao l ut of the conne.rcior. c o n n e c t i o n a n d c o n n c c t i l t o t h e l i , r t i ' k r fr l , : r . . ' i l c '
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t e r r n i n a l . J h e o h , " n l r ; r , t esr : l - , o ' - t il n
a r e i n s t a l l a di n ' h e r i r : o r r e c lto c r i t i r r ri n t n e tp l u q - i r r O l t m S .l f t h e a b r l l O r O j d i r , i ; . (aj r + n , . r t6 [ l ; r j r ' . r ; Jf i . r ,
c o n n o c l o r .R e f e rt o f i g u r e3 f o r l c c ; r i i c n; l n d c o l c r c r i l i s r i e f e c t i v o i l : r ( i r r t ( r i . t L ) r ! r e D i i i ' : r .1 \ : 7 , t , i ; ' , , '
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Graham Coil Tester
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l o 4 a x i m u nSrr : c o n d a r y ...........5o 0h 0ms. i t t / ' il l b'eo unt e cessar'/ to discon-
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