"David..... Model number E10RE
"David..... Model number E10RELENA indicates that your engine is a 1992 9.9hp Evinrude, not a 1998 model.
The rectifier has nothing to do with the ignition. It is strictly a battery charging component. Always good to have an extra one on hand ifi you can't return it. The rectifier can be tested as follows:
(Small Rectifier Test)
(J. Reeves)
Remove the rectifier wires from the terminal block. Using a ohm meter, connect the black lead of the ohm meter to the rectifier base (ground), then one by one, connect the red lead of the ohm meter to the yellow, yellow/gray, then the red wire (some rectifiers may also have a fourth yellow/blue wire. If so connect to that also). Now, reverse the ohm meter leads and check those same wires again. You should get a reading in one direction, and none at all in the other direction.
Now, connect the black lead of the ohm meter to the red wire. One by one, connect the red lead of the ohm meter to the yellow, yellow/gray, and if present, the yellow/blue wire. Then reverse the leads, checking the wires again. Once more, you should get a reading in one direction and none in the other.
Note that the reading obtained from the red rectifier wire will be lower then what is obtained from the other wires.
Any deviation from the "Reading", "No Reading" as above indicates a faulty rectifier. Note that a rectifier will not tolerate reverse polarity. Simply touching the battery with the cables in the reverse order or hooking up a battery charger backwards will blow the diodes in the rectifier assy immediately.
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Now, if you're absolutely sure that you have no ignition (spark), the problem is usually the powerpack. It's a good idea to have an extra one of those on hand also and the tools to change it. It could, and has many times, eliminate a ruined outing due to a failed pack.
With the spark plugs removed, the spark on that model should jump a 7/16" gap with a strong blue lightning like flame.... a real SNAP!
Before you replace that powerpack, check all of the connections, the pins and sockets with the rubber plugs etc. Those pins and sockets have a tendency to get pushed back so that they do not make a proper connection. Wires that attach to those pins/sockets become frayed/broken.
Also... Do this. Remove the black/yellow wire (kill circuit)from the powerpack, then check the spark. If you now have spark, the problem would be a shorted ignition switch if one exists, or a shorted out push button kill switch."
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