Why do magnetos just pack in

my coil went today on my wlb1 , just so i can get an understanding of a mag, what is the average life of a coil, and what causes it to go ?

Ryan your answer to the life span on a coil is like saying how longs a peice of string.
It depends on how good the coils were wound in the first place.
Were they always kept in the Dry in its working life
When you store the engine for the winter is the air damp.
I take my coils of over the winterand bring them in doors.
This is one idea to make them last.
Rember they get hot when running al day and then cooling down then they get damp, corroshion sets in.
these are just a couple of reasons
Chris

bl**dy expensive when they go wrong, im lucky the bloke who does them down here is cheap

i think mine packed up today as well, possibly just the condensor well i am hoping anyway, i am going to try and sort it this week as i want to go to Chasewater.

I think i have got the bug :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

it was nice seeing you today sorry i didnt get much time to chat, werent feeling to well, did you speak to kerwin next to you he is the master of magnetos.

ryan wrote:it was nice seeing you today sorry i didnt get much time to chat, werent feeling to well, did you speak to kerwin next to you he is the master of magnetos.

It was nice of you to eventulay turn up, better late than never

I ddn't know the guy next to me was a mag expert, he didn't say, did speek to him throught the day, the guy with the 1 1/2 hp hit and miss on the end seemed to sugest it was the condensor, so i wll try that frst

and look for kerwin harris's details contact him, he will also be at chacewater on sat, if you ring him before hand he can make sure he has the bits, what entry number are you at chacewater, do you know yet ???