Magneto
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Magneto
I had a N1 magneto which had no spark at low revs. I rang APL Magnetos ( Paul Lydford 01747852136 ) to inquire if he could repair it in time for collection at Banbury in 10 days time. He said it would depend on the post. I made a mistake in his address and it did'nt reach him until 3 days before Banbury. He rang me the following night to say it was ready. I thought that was excellent service and also very resonably priced.
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Re: Magneto
I have a twin K2Fc mag, bike started but misfired once warm and at speed, gradually getting worse. Tried the Bright Spark conversion, 10 mins to unsolder the old condenser and fit the gismo in place of an insulating washer. What a difference, accelerates well at all speeds. Only £18 inc postage and even when you factor in having to buy a new soldering iron, as the old one had packed up, I reckon I am quids in over a professional mag rebuild. Instructions on the internet very clear.
clive
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if it ain't broke don't fix
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Re: Magneto
It's heart-warming when it works like that Clive, and thanks for the kind remarks. If (as is often the case) there's nothing else amiss with the magneto, you should be fine . . . Fingers crossed for you!
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Re: Magneto
Does anyone have any comments (which they dare to print) on Priory Magnetos? I am thinking of getting them to overhaul my mag but no-one round here has any experience of them. I like the look of their website, but of course that is not much to go on. At least it's bang up to date.
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Re: Magneto
Dont know anything about them, but you won't beat Groilly's service. He received my mag, stripped it, diagnosed it and rebuilt it in 48 hours. Excellent service, and someone we all know.
Les
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Re: Magneto
I am in total agreement about our 'Groilly' having had the privelage of seeing the workshop kit and been shown how it all works, plus a mag rebuild demonstration. I would say there is none better
Allons-y, amis de Matchless et AJS
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Too kind Les, and Alan. I'm blushing. But a lot of the credit goes to my late mate 'KenF', known to quite a few on here although he wasn't a member (of this Club). 'Twas he who designed and built the instrumentation without which the diagnostics and dynamic testing of mags and dynamos are very hard to do. An exceptional engineer and sorely missed, on every level. Cheers, Bill
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Re: Magneto
I can also recommend Tony Cooper (0121 559 2405) of Halesowen.
Ian
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1999 Honda SLR650