what is the star coil "tk6/3 "for ??

[splitpartsunlimited]

dimensions seems similar to the fat star coil , dia 6.5 , body lenght 11.5 ....

asking because a would be german customer asked me for a repro of this one ....
any clue about this ??

i am also including a picture of a technical manual .......

thank you !!!

Ricardo
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1951 crotch cooler split
1971 1302 cabriolet
1981 Mercedes Benz 230 military "Gelandewagen"
2010 Mercedes Benz c200 kompressor touring

[janerick3]

TK-series coils were used on Porsche 356 engines and possibly Mercedes-Benz. I don't see a date code, but it definitely pre-dates the spares catalog, which is dated 15 Oct 1952 and lists the TK6A3 (non-star) coil. which is actually fatter than the TE6A3 coil originally installed on VW engines from the Zwitter era through 1955.

My guess it's from a '50-'52 356.
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Jan K.

[splitpartsunlimited]

a 356 ?? but how about the bosch catalog ?? it says vw !

anybody ?? heikki ??

thanks !

Ricardo
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in my Garage:

1951 crotch cooler split
1971 1302 cabriolet
1981 Mercedes Benz 230 military "Gelandewagen"
2010 Mercedes Benz c200 kompressor touring

[Fred Udog]

from a french OG bosch listing : no TK only TE

Fred

[HeSa]

TK 6/3 is for Borgward Hansa 1500 up to Feb 1951. Hansa 1800 model 1952 had TK 6 A 3. As well as many other cars with bigger engines.

[r39o]

BOSCH list AP122-4 October 1, 1957 IGNITION COILS states:

6-Volt

TK 6 A 11 Standard Coil
ZS/OK 6/2 Oil-Filled Standard Coll
TK 6 A 5 Super Coil

The AR 122 Coil advertisement states the same thing as above.


BOSCH - VOLKSWAGEN
CROSS REFERENCE LIST
AC 2003 June 1957

TK 6 A 3 - 111 905 105 C

[ppgoldsmith]

I have a TK6A3 coil and it reads "Germany Importe D'Allemagne" if this is of any interest. Peter

[janerick3]

[ppgoldsmith]

No date stamp but this certainly hasn't been on a vehicle for 45 years as I used it with an amplifier and microphone set up in the late fifties. I imagine it works but if it's of no use I'll dump it

[janerick3]

[mr. warehouse]

Grave digging this thread for info on my own TK 6/3 Star coil

I was told over the Kelley Park weekend it came off a '49 - '50½ Porsche engine

[52HoffmanSplit]

Greg.. I never did look at the datecode on yours.. can you find it... check up there in the thread.. as Janerick said... 49-52 Porsche 356.. A porsche person I know with loads of experience said that by the end of 52 they were using the skinnier one. so... 49-51 1/2 356 is my best guess.

I have one on my Split.. Its dated Feb 1950.
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DB

9/1950 Hoffman Standard
11/1966 Porsche 912
10/1966 Porsche 912
7/1968 Type 265 Double Cab
10/1958 Type 117

[mr. warehouse]

Thanks for the tip.
I did some more asking and was told the fat coils were used up until '52
I'll have to dig it out and look for the date code

[Rollo Tomasi]

Engine #32065 looked untouched when I got it. and came with a TK/6 star coil. #32065 is a 53 engine.
production year: 1953 (may not be correct for Carrera engines)
internal designation: 546
common name: 1500

October 53 owners manual, shows a picture of an engine with a star coil TK/6 , maybe they use the same page as the previous manuals ?
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911 Porsche 1965 2.0
VW std microbus 1957
VW Oval window 1955
VW Westfalia 1965 bus

[James Davies]

[empiracer]

Is anyone familiar with the Bosch coil ZS 6/4 H ?

[Frederik]

This is a Bosch TK6/1 coil. Date code 5U. I have no idea what it’s for and it’s a cool paper weight. But it would be fun if someone know what car it was used in.

[virtanen]

Date code May 1939, and the moon style end was in use until 1946/47.
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