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BLIC magneto parts - Tony Betts - 11-05-2020
Help,
Can anyone tell me were I can get a cap, points, and rotor arm for a blic magneto.
Thanks tony.
RE: BLIC magneto parts - Geoff101 - 11-05-2020
Karl at Vintage Magnetos?
RE: BLIC magneto parts - Adrian Payne - 12-05-2020
Hello Tony
I made up a batch of BLIC cams for Chris Gould in Bransgore, he might have some left. Were you looking for a Tufnol or steel one.
If you get stuck give me a shout and I will knock one up for you.
Adrian.
RE: BLIC magneto parts - Robert Leigh - 12-05-2020
Donald Day may well do caps and the other bits, but he is not cheap.
Robert Leigh
RE: BLIC magneto parts - Tony Betts - 12-05-2020
thank you all.
a couple of leads.
ill give chris a call, its always good to have a chat with him. and its probably well over due to talk to him again.
if not adrian, ill come back to you.
its for my own projects, but i must admit. ive opened 6 blic mags in total now. and i wouldnt be happy useing any of the caps.
what do others do about this, or is it a matter of the cars no longer get used? or just run poorly on what they have.
thanks tony
RE: BLIC magneto parts - Robert Foreman - 12-05-2020
Tony,
If you come across some high speed points that are spare and a tufnol cam ring, I would be interested too.
Cheers,
Robert.
RE: BLIC magneto parts - Tony Betts - 12-05-2020
hi robert,
sorry no points.
but probably have cams on a couple of the spare parts mags.
tony
RE: BLIC magneto parts - leaf200 - 12-05-2020
Tony,
As you say caps are a general problem most of mine are well worn. I have considered making a longer rotor arm and machining the caps but never got round to it.
I believe David Cockran was looking at making new caps at one point.
Thanks
David
RE: BLIC magneto parts - Nick Turley - 13-05-2020
These people either have bits or will make them.
https://www.magneto-ignition.co.uk
RE: BLIC magneto parts - David Cochrane - 13-05-2020
A friend of mine looked into making caps, but it's a complicated shape and very difficult to get material that won't 'leak' the high voltage. Definitely a job for a specialist IMHO.