Return-Path: Received: from dskfw2.funb.com ([168.175.254.62]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 24 Apr 2000 09:32:44 -0400 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by dskfw2.funb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA25347 for ; Mon, 24 Apr 2000 09:38:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from clt-msw-04.funb.com(168.175.76.97) by dskfw2.funb.com via smap (V2.0) id xma025106; Mon, 24 Apr 00 09:37:51 -0400 Received: from clt-conn-02.capmark.funb.com (unverified) by clt-msw-04.capmark.funb.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.1.5) with ESMTP id ; Mon, 24 Apr 2000 09:37:51 -0400 Received: by clt-conn-02.capmark.funb.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Mon, 24 Apr 2000 09:37:44 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Hapgood, Matt" To: "'Walter P. Dodson'" , LancairList Subject: RE: Magneto debate Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 09:37:47 -0400 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> First Union Securities, Inc. I have two brand new mags from an Lycoming IO360 for sale... are you interested? Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter P. Dodson [SMTP:coy0te@pacbell.net] > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 4:00 AM > To: LancairList > Subject: Magneto debate > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > I've been an A&P since 1969 and have a love for mags. I keep both the > Unison and TCM Bendix > maintenance and SB books on my shelf. A new pair of mags or a good low > time > pair properly maintained and inspected every 100 hrs will well serve a > pilot. What has always galled me as a mech is how some owners will pay > pleanty for an interior or an engine overhaul and then skimp on the mags. > When was the last time your rotors were remagnetized? Your coils and > capacitors changed? Bearings and end play checked? New points and > internal > timing are not everything. A good impulse coupling will reset to TDC for > start and usually it is improper priming that causes a hard start... hot > or > cold. Oh, another thought, > How ragged are your "P" leads, especially at the sheilding ground? Had > the > contacts in your mag switch changed ever? It's no wonder mags get a bum > rap > from some pilots. Mags have evolved quite a bit since I was a kid and all > for the better. > The old IA > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html > Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair > > Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>