I am replacing a stuck coil on my Mousin' Around. The replacement part has a diode. The old one did not. How can I tell which side to put which wire on? Doesn't the diode make it directional?image-411.jpgimage.jpg

Thanks for the info! we installed this new coi after replacing the transitor on the board. The transistor shorted again and now the pops won't work and we keep blowing fuses. If we wired this incorrectly, could this blow a transistor?

Got it. I wonder if I messed up this new coil. Maybe I should get a new one again.

Yeah. We installed it with the diode. I had a bad feeling and should have known better. If you don't mind, what kind of reading would a bad coil give in a DMM?

Thanks guys. I'm a noob here and appreciate the help and patience.

Makes sense. I'll check both.