Quoted from RustyRazor:I recently had a burnt coil (A-9738) from a Gottlieb that had the washer on the inside with the coil. So I replaced it with a used coil (same id) and found that the points were all out of alignment. So I measured both coils and found that the replacement was longer by the thickness of the washer. Once I removed the washer all was good again. Could this be why he has this situation? Anyone else ever had this happen?
I understand the brass washer is located between the relay carbon steel core and the relay frame also carbon steel. Carbon steel can be magnetized brass not. That is the reason it needs to be there.
The burnt coil was nothing to do with the washer, best to put it back and fix the switch leaf points.
