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slick magneto testing - craig's hands on method of testing a magneto

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Uploaded by on Jul 19, 2009

Don't try this at home!

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  • Yes, good call!

    You stress the insulation on the secondary windings inside the coil. Do it enough and the windings short. It reduces the voltage (fewer secondary windings) and eventually burns a hole through to the outside of the coil.

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  • lol i like the bolt trick nice work man this helps

  • @johnschwaner I thought so. I learned all about that in the Sky Ranch Engineering Manual :-)

  • Doesn't it break down the coil insulation to do this with nothing across the lead?

  • 1:28

    Better than sex ! hey?

    My girlfriend used to have a coil.

  • thanks for posting

  • Ive been bit a few times by a fairbanks morse type J mag with impulse. it gives a nice spark

  • Craig has a 'large set.'

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