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How to make your magneto work properly... - Ruairidh Dunford - 04-05-2021
And boy, does it work!
But should the Blic have the larger hole gap or the smaller - I (mistakenly?), thought the latter...
RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - Charles P - 04-05-2021
I have a similar arrangement with my ML to get the full range of advance & retard
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RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - Hedd_Jones - 05-05-2021
Meccano is ace stuff isnt it? I fixed an Ikea chair with some, and its still going strong
RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - Ruairidh Dunford - 05-05-2021
(04-05-2021, 11:41 PM)Charles P Wrote: I have a similar arrangement with my ML to get the full range of advance & retard
C
And this is where my question stems from - I thought the ML mags required the larger gap hole type and BLICs the smaller gap hole type... I have a BLIC...??
RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - Ruairidh Dunford - 05-05-2021
(05-05-2021, 07:47 AM)Hedd_Jones Wrote: Meccano is ace stuff isnt it? I fixed an Ikea chair with some, and its still going strong
Daisy was very kind - but only with the new stuff, no vintage stuff was harmed during this modification. She is very watchful of her (extensive) collection!
RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - JonE - 05-05-2021
So what was the original arrangement? Was the set up always deficient in its actuation, or did the original not use this type of magneto?
RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - Ruairidh Dunford - 05-05-2021
Two types (at least) of arm exist - to be used with the different types of magnetos - see my comment to Charles to explain where my understanding of their pairing and resultant confusion is Jon.
RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - Tony Betts - 05-05-2021
hi R,
like everything, its a mine field.
there are also blic mags with a small distance of travel on the advance.
one of the six i have has a small travel, the other 5 are the same as yours.
thanks tony.
RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - Robert Leigh - 05-05-2021
Excuse my ignorance. What is the 'hole gap' please?
RE: How to make your magneto work properly... - Ruairidh Dunford - 05-05-2021
It is the gap between the farthest two holes in the adv/ret arm Bob.
My adaptation has a nickel screw in the original hole and the Mecanno extends to the position of the alternative, "long gap hole arm".