Ut-O .... what did you cut open now?

Ok, I got this feeling I'm about to get a surprise lesson in electronics! I must be in trouble now.

So, if I cannot get current to flow through the coil's windings is there some sort wizardry that needs to happen?
I remember asking you once about what a pull-up resistance does and never got an answer.

I hear a hard knock lesson coming my way.
Will I destroy my coil if I try my experiment on my one and only coil in this car?
I'm not up at my other home that has my big shop, where I have spares stashed away.

You wouldn't do that to me would you, Art! (:-)
If I do this I will isolate the coil from the car as I told others.
I have no idea what that picture is of.
Now you are scaring me.
Surprises from you are usually nice.

Phil

EDIT
Ok I went out and and hooked up my wires and got a spark out the high tension lead.
It was smaller than I expected but it was blue. It did not pop everytime I disconnected it but it did spark.
My ammeter pulled a draw of about 4.5 amps.
I used some small wiring that have clips on them from Radio Shack but it still works.
So if you have power to the terminals you can make a spark.
Why it does not do it everytime is my question? I guess you are waiting for that one!

Phil