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On 29 Oct 97, scott a keck wrote:
> >I thought only engines with generators/alternators and batteries could
> >have electronic ignition. Aren't most of them are still some
> >variation on the original magneto (which uses points?) All of my
> >small engines have points, but most people don't know that they are
> >in there, hidden under the flywheel.
> >
> >Of course most of these engines are older than my T3s ;-)
> Briggs and Straton has been using electronic ignition for years.
> They even have a kit to update older engines to electronic
> ignition... And it's cheap!!!
My B&S small engine manual was ony inches away, so I pulled it out
and found reference to 3 ignition systems which they use: a MAGNETRON
transistor unit, a flywheel type, and the MAGNA-MATIC. You must mean
the Magnetron since this is called a transistor unit.
I looked to see if there was any explanation of how this worked, but
I can't find anything. They refer to it as "no moving parts", but it
seems like there are still points invoved; is this correct?
I'm not convinced that this would fit within my definition of an
"electronic ignition" but I agree that this is at least a grey area.
Can you describe how they work? It looks to me like at most it would
be a transistor triggered magneto where the transistor is just
triggered by the points or more subtlely by a second magnetic pickup
or something like that...?
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin
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