I connected mine to a fully charged 6V battery per the manual.
I have been told a boiling water bath or heat lamp work as well.
john
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Re: 6 volt coil
I put the coil in a pot of hot water, about 195 Degrees Fahrenheit. Not actually boiling. Pulled the wires, pushed and rotated a large soda straw(at least as large as the plug wires) into the soft tarfollowed quickly by the new wires, pushed hard until they bottomed out.
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Re: 6 volt coil
Saw a coil on ebay , along with the pics was a hand drawing.
Looking at the flat front of the coil in this case :
The right side plug wire is 3-1/4" deep in the tar.. and the left side plug wire is 1-1/2" deep......Both are approximations according to the drawing
Heat the front of the coil for 1/2 hour with a hair dryer. Probably the same for round coil too
I do not know how to posts pics here
Looking at the flat front of the coil in this case :
The right side plug wire is 3-1/4" deep in the tar.. and the left side plug wire is 1-1/2" deep......Both are approximations according to the drawing
Heat the front of the coil for 1/2 hour with a hair dryer. Probably the same for round coil too
I do not know how to posts pics here
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Re: 6 volt coil
I have given up on original looking coils, I just get the beer can 6 volt coil. Have not had a failure yet. Also addressing the "Reverse Polarity", I tried that to no avail. But the suggestion afforded in this tread by men with a far greater skill set than mine is priceless.