Can't say about the secondary, but the coils I've seen for stock Kaw transistorized ignitors are all around 2.4 to about 2.6 ohms on the primary.
I don't think I recall coming across the 79/80 1000 ignitions. The 79/80 1000 may have been sort of a test. They seem to have differences from all of the other first generation transistorized KZ ignitions. The ballast resistor alone would indicate a major difference.
I often see the value listed as less than 2 ohms, but have yet to see one in person on an actual, original bike. I also see the ignitions listed as CDI, but we all know that isn't true. Among other things, a CDI would never use a ballast resistor normally.
I think a lot of the confusion is due to the KH family of bikes. Those were, in various forms, actual CDI ignitions (although some still used points instead). Being CDI, the KH coils would be expected to be in the 2-ohm and lower range. (Incidently, magneto-ignition coils will also have very low primary resistance.) I think Clymer and other publishers (magazines, repair manuals, even advertising) just assumed the KZ's were the same as the KH's. (I find the exact same mistakes on Honda stuff... calling transistorized-Kettering ignitions CDI when they are not.) I guess, back then, the technology was new enough to confuse even technical people.
Post edited by: loudhvx, at: 2006/03/22 20:16
