Had a homelite super mini VI with no spark. Removed the ignition coil wrapped it tin foil and left it in the oven for 6 hrs at 170 F. Back to life. Thanks for the video.
Hey ! Thx for sharing. I have a black coil and i have a xl mini automatic. No spark. I better try your method. I thought on my saw it was something wron with condensator or stift..ehh...points ? I measure and diagnose a little and i se... I might try you method. 12 hours seems a little much though...but ok...i do not have a clue. One down here told two hours. I guess there is no scientific to refer to about this method though. I like those saws ! :-) Have several of those. Real good ones. Take care and thx again for sharing !
12 hours is probably over kill for sure i just tossed it in and went to bed, im sure once it his the right temperature the issue corrects itself, hopefully it works on a black coil!
@@bayviewbud1539 Hi ! On my saw...it was irrigation on the points ! I sanded the points and now i got that blue spark ! :-) So my black coil did not get its boil for now. So...there can be several reasons...you do not got spark. Anyway...heard others too had success with boiling the coil.
I had read somewhere that if you baked the original coil it would bring it back to life, i thought it was bullshit but figured id give it a shot and it worked like a charm.
The black one is the chinese replacement if im not mistaken, and to my understanding it reheats the solder and reestablishes the connection which has deteriorated
Had a homelite super mini VI with no spark. Removed the ignition coil wrapped it tin foil and left it in the oven for 6 hrs at 170 F. Back to life. Thanks for the video.
Hey man im glad it worked! No problem!
Hey ! Thx for sharing. I have a black coil and i have a xl mini automatic. No spark. I better try your method. I thought on my saw it was something wron with condensator or stift..ehh...points ? I measure and diagnose a little and i se... I might try you method. 12 hours seems a little much though...but ok...i do not have a clue. One down here told two hours. I guess there is no scientific to refer to about this method though. I like those saws ! :-) Have several of those. Real good ones. Take care and thx again for sharing !
12 hours is probably over kill for sure i just tossed it in and went to bed, im sure once it his the right temperature the issue corrects itself, hopefully it works on a black coil!
@@bayviewbud1539 Thx. Ok.
@@bayviewbud1539 Hi ! On my saw...it was irrigation on the points ! I sanded the points and now i got that blue spark ! :-) So my black coil did not get its boil for now. So...there can be several reasons...you do not got spark. Anyway...heard others too had success with boiling the coil.
my homelite xl super has very little spark after restoring the saw, im going to have to try this.
If its the blue coil, itll prob work, mine had zero spark, let me know!
What made you do this in the first place? I have same model, just older one. It's firing inconsistently.
I had read somewhere that if you baked the original coil it would bring it back to life, i thought it was bullshit but figured id give it a shot and it worked like a charm.
I have one with the black coil. Probably the same thing.....BUT...why does this work? What does the 'baking' do to it?
Thanks for sharing this.
The black one is the chinese replacement if im not mistaken, and to my understanding it reheats the solder and reestablishes the connection which has deteriorated
@@bayviewbud1539 OK, thanks. But I thought solder melted at about 200 Centigrade. I can't see how not melting it would re-establish a contact....hmmmm
I zap them with a charger iv fixed bunch that way
Awha the prestolite blue coil of death. Us home guys bake it at 200 degrees for 2 hours.
Nothing worse than an overcooked chainsaw. Question, do you baste it prior to the 12 hour simmer
Yes i recommend pissing and cuming in a zip loc let it soak for 14 hours prior