Electronic ignition
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Re: Electronic ignition
I don't recall ever owning an English Bike that was Coil ignition. The Lead acid batteries had a rather short life, and Jo Lucas's generators needed attention fairly often. Recommended return to factory each 8000 miles. BTH were a superior Magneto. and Maybe Lucas KLI (racing ) I'm working on one now. The Morse magneto is the Best of the Bunch. Rotating Magnet. Nev
Re: Electronic ignition
In defence of the magneto, I own a 1989 new fangled rotary Norton. In my 30 years of ownership it has had 4 replacement electronic ignition units, the last of which has been returned to the manufacturer twice for repair and is faulty again. The magneto on my 70 year old VH never causes trouble. With points and coil you do stand a chance of repair, Progress apparently.
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Re: Electronic ignition
My apologies to you all for this delay in replying and thank you for all your comments. And apologies too, to Vic.Araujo who started this thread which I’ve rather hijacked.
Everyone says that a good magneto is the best option, and I’d agree, for in the 1970s when I was doing some 16,000 miles a year on my VB both to and from work and to various firms across much of the south of England, my magneto was dead reliable, and I worried about it no more than I did about my monobloc carburettor. But today it’s different, and the only person that I know who uses his Ariel for work (Steven Carter) has, I believe, a Thorspark kit fitted to his magneto to get him anywhere reliably. (Perhaps this a path Vic.Araujo should examine.)
I too, have Thorspark fitted, but I have yet to run it, yet feel that the Brassington Modification is more in period for my 1956 bike and so it’s an idea that I continue to explore. But Professor Falco has pointed out a defect with the pick-up brush system, and this is the point I’d like him to address further and advise us how to improve it. Prof Falco is a man of so many parts (look him up on the interweb) but I fear that so far we’ve only met “Magnetoman”. There must be another alter ego in there somewhere (say “Delcoman”?) who can devise improvements to this modification. Afterall, the Kettering ignition system that was an invention of his native America some 110 years ago is clearly dead reliable as it swept magnetos away from the motorcar, probably for ever.
Regards from MikeN.
PS Could a transistor “relay” be fitted post the existing pick-up that might operate on very low current?
Everyone says that a good magneto is the best option, and I’d agree, for in the 1970s when I was doing some 16,000 miles a year on my VB both to and from work and to various firms across much of the south of England, my magneto was dead reliable, and I worried about it no more than I did about my monobloc carburettor. But today it’s different, and the only person that I know who uses his Ariel for work (Steven Carter) has, I believe, a Thorspark kit fitted to his magneto to get him anywhere reliably. (Perhaps this a path Vic.Araujo should examine.)
I too, have Thorspark fitted, but I have yet to run it, yet feel that the Brassington Modification is more in period for my 1956 bike and so it’s an idea that I continue to explore. But Professor Falco has pointed out a defect with the pick-up brush system, and this is the point I’d like him to address further and advise us how to improve it. Prof Falco is a man of so many parts (look him up on the interweb) but I fear that so far we’ve only met “Magnetoman”. There must be another alter ego in there somewhere (say “Delcoman”?) who can devise improvements to this modification. Afterall, the Kettering ignition system that was an invention of his native America some 110 years ago is clearly dead reliable as it swept magnetos away from the motorcar, probably for ever.
Regards from MikeN.
PS Could a transistor “relay” be fitted post the existing pick-up that might operate on very low current?
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