SvingenB wrote:mike.smith wrote:I think I have a bad top mag. I want to replace it, but was hoping I could get a super fast turnaround on a new one, so wondering if anyone knows what mag the Aerovee is using. I'm happy to buy from Sonex, but if I can get one shipped overnight from another supplier then I'd like to do that.
Mike Smith
Just curious. What is the failure mode of a mag like that?
Well, in this case nil. I thought is was a bad mag, but it was a reversed magnet on the flywheel (see my Primary Ignition posts). But that mag I bought is a drop-in replacement for the one Sonex provides, as I ran the engine on it today and it works great.
The magnetrons are very simple devices. It's a bunch of coiled up copper wires! So the failure mode has got to be very, very low.
Mike Smith