Well, mine survived 2 minutes of testing it continuously without any trouble. Yours don't ? here the pictures: first coil: http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6575/cimg92547oh.jpg second coil: http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5259/cimg92568sr.jpg close view: http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2229/cimg92580in.jpg 1A @ 12V = 12W -> not enough to burn the coils ! At least not within a few seconds and under regular conditions. In my case the engine also was still hot from driving. Resistance of the single coils is around 14 Ohm. Elvis & 6548 ok, You try it with 12 volts direct. I have plenty of new ones in stock waiting. John Hervey To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/