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dickie wrote:I've got a GP points flywheel if you want one.
What is an easycap?
I've never run points since the 80s, but wanted to on my current build. Ben at AF persuaded me that the spark was too weak to work well with an sort of tuned engine (it's only an rt195, so nothing special). While this didn't really make sense to me, I just accepted his word as he does have a teeny bit more experience with lambrettas than I do.
Scooterslag wrote:dickie wrote:I've got a GP points flywheel if you want one.
What is an easycap?
I've never run points since the 80s, but wanted to on my current build. Ben at AF persuaded me that the spark was too weak to work well with an sort of tuned engine (it's only an rt195, so nothing special). While this didn't really make sense to me, I just accepted his word as he does have a teeny bit more experience with lambrettas than I do.
Known a few people who ran a tuned top end on points with no issues, one mate ran a revvy Suzuki 190 top end and apart from a bit of points bounce at high revs- it always started and went well. Cheers Paul
dickie wrote:I've got a GP points flywheel if you want one.
What is an easycap?
I've never run points since the 80s, but wanted to on my current build. Ben at AF persuaded me that the spark was too weak to work well with an sort of tuned engine (it's only an rt195, so nothing special). While this didn't really make sense to me, I just accepted his word as he does have a teeny bit more experience with lambrettas than I do.
Fast n Furious wrote:dickie wrote:I've got a GP points flywheel if you want one.
What is an easycap?
I've never run points since the 80s, but wanted to on my current build. Ben at AF persuaded me that the spark was too weak to work well with an sort of tuned engine (it's only an rt195, so nothing special). While this didn't really make sense to me, I just accepted his word as he does have a teeny bit more experience with lambrettas than I do.
An "Easycap" is a trade name for a modern ceramic capacitor product that replaces the old school paper type capacitor in our magneto's. They are usually a tiny PCB with a surface mounted chip capacitor on board including a screw hole in the board for mounting and earthing it. They are much more stable than the old caps and unaffected by heat and age. Far better than risking some NOS genuine condensor that has probably sat on some shelf somewhere drying out for decades.
Chadley wrote:I use EasyCap CU/220s as replacements for condensers on points stators: http://brightsparkmagnetos.com/easycap/index.htm
After I experienced intermittent ignition drop-outs when hot, I replaced the original Ducati condenser with an EasyCap. No further issues (well not ignition related!) since fitting it about four years ago. It requires adapting the generic PCB to suit and is not the cheapest item. I measured the capacitance of on original Ducato condenser and found it to be ~440nF but the EasyCap 220nF seems to work well for me.
Nigel. S wrote:It's an RT195 with 60/110. I may even downgrade carb too. What's happening to me?!!!
Solid Air wrote:Nigel. S wrote:It's an RT195 with 60/110. I may even downgrade carb too. What's happening to me?!!!
What's happening to you? You're getting old mate and will probably be dressing all in beige next
coaster wrote:I guess folks will do what they want to do but I can do without the nagging thoughts about my points being the issue every time I had problems starting my scooter in damp conditions. It was the same when I graduated to mini's. At least with electronic you can easily establish if its the stator or CDI plus they wont go out of adjustment. Just my take on it
Hence rewinding the LT coil, which doesn't measure very well at the moment, rather than buying a new one which may involve the same challenges[/quote]Nigel. S wrote:
Nigel. S wrote:Funny, that.. as I stripped the LT bobbin of wire only to think, half way through, as the messy ball of spaghetti like unwound wire got bigger and bigger, I really should be counting. Anyway, it was wound to the brim very neatly so that's what I'll aim for. I even thought of weighing the resulting mess of 0.75mm wire and using the same to rewind.
I found a YouTube thing about making a winding jig out of stuff someone like me will have lying around in the garage so jobs for tomorrow- order some winding wire, make a jig. Amongst other stuff.
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